I see Steem as a long term investment. The powered up Steem or SP, pays 2% interest a month. It difficult to find any financial institution that will offer you that without a large deposit. Sure, 2% on $0.00 doesn't mean anything at first, but soon enough it starts to roll over.
Steem is a great social media platform, built on outdated technology, but it also allows programmers to create various dApps, games and so forth. The SEO of blog posts on Google is also second to none.
Plus it allows those who have been disenfranchised a monetised voice.