I have a somewhat interesting story about how a comment on Steemit got me unblocked, retweeted, and followed by a media personality on Twitter: https://steemit.com/marketing/@lukestokes/how-one-steemit-comment-got-me-unblocked-follwed-and-retweeted-by-max-kesier

I've also invested in the platform with my own money and have been involved in bitcoin since early 2013.