Very well written post! I do agree with you, it is still new and experimental and i think your right that the $$$ is what is attracting most of us, especially since alot of us are already involved in cryptocurrency. I value steem much like shares in facebook. Its really the value of the company. I hope the system gets refined and that we can keep a level playing field here. It is still early days, but we could be on to something exciting here that rewards people more fairly than what google pays youtube channels for example.