Many believe STEEM is a new model for the internet.

I agree! I believe steemit system will become some source of payment for services and much more. We are in the early stages, just like internet before and during dot com bubble. I’m so greatfull to be part of it. Great informative post about bitcoin, ETH and Steem... Even more exciting since I’m invested in all of them. 😊

they cannot simply be printed like our US dollar, or other "fiat" currency of any government.

As much as I hate fiat, we still need it until it completely looses its value and finally gets replaced by bitcoin and other cryptocurencies. When it comes to ETH I love no one government can control it.