Steemit is hope for me. I struggled with depression for a year because of kidney failure and my life was rock bottom because of disability and unemployment, being a single mom and a lot of things going on like rejection/neglect from people I thought who'd be with me to support me in these dark times... I just recently discovered Steemit and I have gained many friends and I just got my first payout... It is real as it gets and very rewarding, empowering and liberating. It's like being in a dark tunnel for so long and now I have come to the light and seeing everything positive around me. A lot of things still bother me but Steemit gave me hope that I can do things to improve my life. It's more rewarding than a job and more enjoyable than a hobby. Steemit encourages me to be a better me, despite the limitations of my conditions. I never looked at art and everything else, this way. Putting value to talent and attention is a genius idea. If ones effort is rewarded directly in the real world like in Steemit, what a good world it would be.