Facebook exists for one thing. Monetizing their users.

Steemit, from what I can tell exists for one thing, allowing users who are creative get compensated for their efforts. Attracting a base of people who share things that are insightful and have depth.

Of course, there exist the users who think posting pics with one-liners beneath them as "content", but they get either flagged or ignored/muted pretty quickly.

What I like about this platform is that it isn't all celebrity gossip and one-off memes that don't contribute to the conversation.

I like that I have tools to remove things from my feed I don't want or have the inclination to see.

Steemit is about giving the power back to the user, where Facebook is about wringing every possible ad-dollar out of its users.