"Value:" @enjar's epic comments.
"Rewards:" Very subjective... in this case, appreciation for your thoughts, and a stout upvote.

OK, so that's the quick and flip answer.

Both value and rewards strike me as pretty individual things. As you suggested, at best we can determine what those terms mean, to us.

Outside that, however, I'd like to think it would be a common thread for people to want Steemit to survive in the long run. Whether you are here for "a quick buck" or to gain from long term appreciation of the Steem you hold... it seems that the common thread most us would hold is that we'd still like to be DOING "this" in the future. I doubt there's anyone out there, "doing their thing," thinking "I hope this all goes away tomorrow!"

So-- with that as a common starting point... how do we each-- in our own way-- contribute to a common desire for there to still be a Steemit in 2025?

In a sense, that's a large part of what this post was inviting everyone to do.