Having experienced firsthand the power of the Steemit platform, I genuinely, wholeheartedly believe that STEEM is the Facebook killer. The opportunity is too good to pass up -- essentially, dedicated Steemit members can do what they normally do on Facebook, but get paid for it!
In sales terminology, Steemit sells itself. All that's stopping the open-source network from achieving Facebook-like dominance is data distribution. Once people understand the concept of Steemit -- and especially when they start making money off the platform -- they will be hooked for life!
Mainstream Warming to the Blockchain
This will happen organically, whether we like it or not. But I take the attitude that it doesn't hurt to help hurry things along. The network is proven; we just need the information coverage.
As an InvestorPlace contributor, I just noticed that many of our stories are being picked up quite frequently by mainstream outlets Yahoo Finance and MSN Money. Personally, this opens up doors to discuss cryptocurrency-related events when appropriate for the underlying story.
Lately, it's becoming ever-more relevant to discuss the cryptocurrency markets. Volume in the stock market is well off from prior highs. Those trillions of dollars are going somewhere, and a small portion of it is going to cryptocurrency assets.
But when the retail investment masses truly get a hold of the digital opportunities -- in particular, free opportunities like Steemit -- the paradigm will be ruptured. Traditional stock markets will have to adopt the blockchain, or risk being sidelined into obsolescence.
The Rise of the Cryptocurrency is Inevitable
I've submitted a story about the risk Steemit represents to Facebook's dominance, and it's an extremely fair point. Too many FB shareholders are assuming that nothing can upend its reach. I used to think the same, until I realized that Steemit is only a completely different dimension than Facebook.
Currently, a majority of retail investors -- basically, the people who read our stuff -- are not at all interested in cryptocurrency assets. I think that the future events of 2017 will change their minds. We're on the cusp of something extraordinary, and I'm not just referring to Steemit.
Humanity is about to realize for the very first time the joys of a free market, one unencumbered by puppeteers and insider trading and other nefarious and manipulative behaviors. For once, we will have a system that works for the people.
And this concept will go mainstream, one way or another!
(The links to my stories can be found here -- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-inc-tsla-stock-worth-141725282.html and here -- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/rite-aid-corporation-rad-stock-we%e2%80%99ve-seen-this-setup-before/ar-BBCnif5)