There are a thousand ways that this platform could succeed and a million ways it could fail. It's an incredibly complicated ecosystem. The potential is unlimited but it's also very fragile.

I do find it hard to bring in the payout that I feel I deserve sometimes, but we live in a world where money's ability to attract more money is much more reliable than good content can attract money. Steemit won't be any different unless we make it different so I try to stay focused on building a sense of community, understanding and strong friendships with like minded users. It's hard to focus sometimes with all the distractions, but you will notice that when you do, your rewards sometimes improve as a side effect, which is nice.