@stew you make valid points which the comment above by @jaraumoses speaks to most effectively.

I come from Uganda and i had heard scanty informtion about crypto especially bitcoin. It is until i joined Steemit that i realized how wonderful crypto and Steemit is. Many people in Uganda have lost money in online ventures and whenever i tell them about Steemit, two questions are asked immediately. How much is joining? How do i withdraw the money. In conclusion Steemit is the easiest and cheap way of joining the crypto world.

While it is true most new people joining are not going to make $100 a post, almost any author, celebrity, or influencer online could join and get similar results. Meanwhile, the 99% can also join and hope to make at least something. What most bloggers are doing now is using WordPress, Blogger, Facebook, Twitter, Medium, or some other free platform and earning nothing.

The biggest difference is nothing to something. Even making $0.01 on a post is a huge difference versus zero especially in Africa, Asia, and South America. The potential to make $10 or $20 on a post even once a month might be the single largest source of secondary income in many places.

I invested beforehand seeking to go the place with the opportunity to do the most good and chose Steem for the reasons I present here before I had anything invested using the profits which I withdrew from another cryptocurrency I had invested in. It is only natural to share the things we love with everyone we love!