I have a crazy reply but hear me out: It's a matter of Import/Export.

We've been told that The Internet is part of existing countries and has governance over them as such, but I've always viewed The Internet as its own country with its own people and own rules. If you can accept The Internet as its own place, disconnected from the physical world, then money (revenue) flowing into the Internet are just IMPORTS.

The Internet, like any lush and bountiful land, has its own inherent value that has been hard to describe and appraise. We've been appraising the internet by the value of its imports and its communications industry.

Finally, The Internet found a way to print money for its own value: Bitcoin. When you buy Bitcoin, nothing comes out. You bought something that stays on the web. You want to keep it there. You understand the value belongs in that land. And it has relative value to fiats of other lands.

Steem came out of thin air and the value came from trading it for other things that came out of thin air from the Internet's computing powers. This is starting to seep out of pure crypto value as digital money is used to buy digital goods, which can be sold and that cash is EXPORTED. When you create something on the web now, whether its a video or a witty comment or a 3d modeled laser gun for your favorite game, that digital thing has value.

As we shift to the internet of value, don't be so concerned about the export value equivalent. Just accept this world's value. As Westerners, this idea is new. In Korea, digital goods have had value and have been traded/sold for many many years, so its no wonder the bulk of crypto trading comes from South Korea.

Long story short, congratulations for being awake before everyone in the West, be patient as others get it.