Dear @swissclive, my previous comment (above) was of course a joke! I was referring to my "ENORMOUS" estimated STEEM account value (as it stands at this very moment) of $1.24. (I've only been a Steemit member since exactly 1 week). Just today I received my first author and curation awards, and that's actually a pretty good feeling!
Also, I completely agree with you on the potential Steem has. I'm kind of curious when the SMT tokens (as recently announced by @ned) will be implemented and rolled-out into "conventional" social media territory, and observe what that would bring to the world of social media.
My plan is not at all to quickly cash out and convert to BTC. I intend to keep on writing high-quality posts, gaining an follower audience, and to comment on well-established steemit-posters like yourself!