When it applies to cryptos at this point, I believe this is true. Bitcoin is the name on everyone's tongue and, even though the price is getting slammed, people are hearing about it. This is helpful. As word spreads about Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, by default, will also get some coverage.
Do you really thing any publicity is good publicity? Bad publicity of bitcoin might make people why away from it and even tell others not to participate .
Of course, the person is baffled how content can have value until I point out that almost all the value on Facebook comes from the people posting on there. The difference is that Zuckerberg and Wall Street make most of the money while the creators make little to nothing.
Well this is a sad truth and steemit as a decentralised blockchain has come to set that right. Never again will people waste their time for nothing . It's time to add value to talent and good content. Thanks to steemit and steem for changing lives .