Hello dana-edwards,
This is what I concluded from your very detailed content.
Steem does have more real world use (daily usage and transactions as a measure) than Bitcoin.
I strongly believe that Steem is proving more utility in a measurable way than Bitcoin.
comment?
Easy to assess sizes. Money, all if it is backed only by 'what money can buy'. Steem tokens buy steeming. Bitcoin buys everything, cause it is not bound to a part of the economy. Unless Steem eats out all of the economy, money per se, remain with bigger mainstreamability.