Granted I do enjoy watching something here
I do too, though it is mostly with my wife. I'd prefer it if she sat writing herself instead and we could talk over creating content, rather than just consume content. And it isn't that it is all bad, but the passive watching of nonsense just gets on my nerves.
I want to be inspired to act, not encouraged to not.
Yeah, the buy/ hold issues... I sold 30 Ethereum for a 300% profit. I sold them for 80 dollars. :D Bought Steem.
With your friend, don't focus on the money too heavily, but it is a bonus :)
Yeah I've told him that the people here are what I stayed for. The money is cool but the people and the opportunity to learn about all kinds of stuff is way better. He's also looking for a risk/benefit ratio and not having to spend 100$ to get started here for him to figure out of he likes it or not is a good thing.