This could be one example of a poor individual living in a third-world country asking for funds through Steemit after Submitting A Story with some good-quality content:
"Please show appreciation to my story by upvoting it! This could help me pay off my 3 months worth of water bills. I am sure you know that water in my -Country X- is very scarce and expensive!"
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I hope people with real problems will notice they can use Steemit that way... but we will face many scams I thing...
like from people like this http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jul/26/belle-gibson-wellness-bloggers-mum-says-cancer-story-was-just-a-white-lie
She was lying about cancer to make money? tsk tsk. :/