I like Steemit. Even with the money taken out of the equation, I like Steemit. The fact that I've made money with it has been a big plus. A lot of things could be better and tweaked, but it's already a lot better than it was in, say, July.
I've looked at investing in STEEM and powering up the same way I look at donations I make to podcasts I like, for instance. It's a service I like that is easy to directly support, so I donate what I can to show my support. Of course, on Steemit, I can make a return on my "donation", which is a big plus.
It could be just me, though.
Not to mention the fact my country - Finland - has become more aggressive towards cruptocurrencies when it comes to taxation, unfortunately, so I'm not looking to cash out any cryptocurrencies right now anyway, until I figure out what to do.