"This post lasted 3 hours and I only made $ 10 on Steem, it's just not worth it."

They think they waste their time in Steemit because they do not generate money like @jerrybanfield, @v4vapid, etc ... because their publications do not reach $ 10 and tend to leave the platform, this type of nonconformist think they will get rich overnight, earning $ 10 per publication is a privilege that many do not have in my country venezuela earn that amount is 4 times more than the minimum, of any worker's salary.

What can a "Creator" do with a Steem?

Steem .. !! opens a world of possibilities as you just mentioned...  the local currency is devalued and you pay the "steem" tax is the opposite, steem gains value and do not pay tax you are free to do what you want with 1 steem, very soon the world cryptographic will dominate the monetary world and real money will be obsolete and everything will move by means of blockchain transactions.