I use steemit because it's on the blockchain. The earnings for curators and authors is great as is the personal rating system but mostly I like it because the powers that should not be cannot take down content.
Our history before and since the Internet is skewed, to say the least, by those in control with power to delete/modify anything they choose and blockchain technology has put a stop to that.
Steemit.com is an excellent, user friendly platform with a wealth of information from a community of mostly awesome people.