I think it's a misconception that this is a social media platform. It's really not. It's not a replacement for Facebook at all and I don't expect people to move from Facebook to Steem.
Steem is built for content publishing and is much more similar to Reddit than Facebook. Sure you can post about whatever you want, and that's great, but you shouldn't expect to get rewarded for that. That's not what Steem is about.
If you provide value for others, then they are more likely to provide value for you by upvoting your posts. This is, in my opinion, what Steem is all about. Many people provide lots of value to others posting on Reddit, YouTube, etc, but for the most part the company reaps those rewards.
On Steem the content creator gets most of the rewards.
I've finally figured it out.. thanks for the clarification and now I can clearly state what Steem is about to people I want to bring on board.. following you..
I've finally figured it out.. thanks for the clarification and now I can clearly state what Steem is about to people I want to bring on board.. following you..