This is an excellent post and I agee with you. Nothing is free and if you earn something here (especially new minnows) you must work very hard to post, comment , upvote , build and maintaing relationships...and dont forget the costs of electricity and time...
With regard to steemit and faceboo, I indicated why Steemit will disrupt social media and make socializing profitable again : https://steemit.com/steem/@charles1/why-steemit-will-disrupt-social-media-and-make-socializing-profitable-again
We will do great, thanks for sharing.