hmmm, I was never really into earning anything with steem. I own steem but this is speculative and not earned on the platform. Have considered moving off exchange to Steemit to see if this boosts my awards, but somehow this is not what I am chasing.
I use this blog platform as a kind of notebook for my charts TA and crytpo education.
It keeps me honest.
A bit like a diary on blockchain if you will - immutable and so keeps me honest
(not really immutable for me since I can edit posts for a short time).
I think we need to try out how blockchain works with social media in order to create a true open platform. Steemit is the most well known version of this so far but I am not sure it will be the winner in the long run.
What I do know is that FB and the like are not good for humanity. If they are allowed to continue on their evolutionary path, we will be in the "1984" world before long