I'm a bit confused after reading your post @gigafart. Your article starts with a great caption, which pushes users to read your article, thinking that they'll be told how great Steemit is & that they should invest money into it, but it seems like the ending leaves much to be desired. From what I could gather, your ending is suggesting that we should invest now but cash out when the competition catches up to it or when it goes mainstream which in my opinion doesn't make sense. Hope I'm wrong, lol.
You got my intentions a bit wrong, but actually, I enjoyed your response. As an investor, it's important to remain objective and not get too religious. Steemit could one day hard fork and take a direction that doesn't align with my principles. Or a competitor could arrive that better serves my needs.
As of now, though, Steemit is so far ahead of any competing product, I highly doubt I would cash out any time soon, barring some unforeseen catastrophic event.
Thanks for clarifying your statement @gigafart. I think you're the only genuine user I've met on Steemit who doesn't take offence to a comment that has a slightly different view-point.