From what I've gathered so far, Steemit is all about the money.

People create content and share it on this platform, and instead of the platform making money off of the content and curation, it's the content-creators and the people who curate it who get paid.

Please tell me if I'm wrong, but the point of Steemit is for people to share information and those who create content which people find useful, they get paid. And so do the people who voted for said content.

There's no higher purpose?
Just write useful stuff, and you'll get paid if it's helpful to others?
I am curious to see if there is real cash value paid out on July 4th, as this all seems too good to be true.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this, but it is a new way of relating to the world, so it's no surprise that it's a little hard to grasp.

Thanks for your help, folks!
Please feel free to keep the insights coming.

Be Well!