Great article and fact finding.

I agree with you @anarcotech. We are seeing STEEM make a difference in people's lives. Those in the developing countries do have a way to create some income which goes a long way due to the cost of living. As stated, even a few dollars can make a radical difference.

Yet we are starting to see some of this in the west. There are many on here who also have turned to Steemit/STEEM for a great deal of their income.

As for $1000 STEEM, I admit I am one guilty of that. I had $100 STEEM as a price forecast by the end of 2018...I stand by that. Yet of late, I put together a couple of $1000 STEEM posts...

When comparing this blockchain to the Google platform and what that company built, we could see something similar here...and that would work out to $3000 STEEM roughly.

I am a believer that anyone on this site earning STEEM and powering up is going to be well off due to the appreciation of the token price...very well off.