Writing is one way to use steemit, but it's not the only way to use it. I think if your goal is to make money here, and you don't like creating content, you likely won't make much money. But that obviously isn't the goal for most social media users at other sites. It is something else. They are readers or users of the content. They visit sites like facebook, medium, and reddit not only because of all the wonderful things to read and explore but also because of the community and discussions that surround all these things. Why should steemit not also have this dynamic; just with the added incentive for participation?
Even if someone never makes a single post or comment here on steemit they still may find value in being here and digesting the myriad of perspectives, new ideas, and conversations you might not find anywhere else.
I think it is easy to mistakenly think that if you can't make money here that there is no reason to be here at all.
Great point. I think what you said ultimately speaks to how I phrased the title of this post and how it can actually be misleading. I agree with everything you said. What I was trying to convey is that if you're trying to make money and you don't like writing, then Steemit won't be for you... But that might even be an overstatement because you can get credited for doing a good job upvoting and downvoting if I'm not mistaken.
That's correct. You can also make money for valuable comments, which may be more attainable for non-professionals. In addition, steem is not just for writers. We have some successful video bloggers, artists, musicians, web developers, programmers, merchandising, marketing etc. Even with this great diversity we see already, I think we are just scratching the surface.
I'm definitely excited by the promise of this particular platform and then with the promise of the concept itself. I noticed a few Steem posts being uploaded that have videos embedded, so I was compelled to create a short promo vid for Steemit. I posted it on my YouTube page, Facebook account and now here on Steemit. Here's the link to that post, BTW.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@writewords/i-made-a-steemit-promo-video