Great question @thisisbenbrick I joined Steemit because of the potential of the network.

I don't like the fact that social media giants are getting rich off my hard work and then they have the nerve to shadow ban our content.

Steemit is something fresh that we need. At least now I have a reason to produce content regularly. I get PAID to post :)

Steemit is here for the long haul and the soon other people realize this the stronger the network will become.