I think what is perhaps more true is that there are two distinct "factions" on Steemit... the "tech-devs/crypto/blockchainiacs" and the "content creators." The former are more money oriented and the latter are still interested in rewards but experience them more as a "consequence" than the thing that leads them.

One of the things I think gets completely LOST in this debate is the number of people who come in here with some notion that they are "owed" practically making a living from posting on Steemit. This isn't anyone's job; Steemit isn't anyone's employer, in any sense of the word. All we have been offered here is an opportunityto be rewarded for content.

For comparison's sake, lots of people complain about how Facebook "uses" people to make huge amounts of money. That's actually not exactly true... yes, Facebook makes "billions of dollars" from its users, but it also has over two billion users, meaning that the average user is only "worth" about $20 a year to Facebook. Most people here make far more than $20 a year, so we're already far ahead of the alternative....