I've won the Steemit lottery twice. The first time, my post got whaled and I earned an amazing $1653. The second time I earned over $200. Then I decided to write a lot more and over the last week I haven't earned more than $0.40 on a single blog. First world problems, right?
Of course I'm not complaining. However, the chemicals that are released in the brain when you have a well received post become spoiled to those high numbers. Then, if a post makes only $0.05 (or less!) you may feel like you failed. My concern is that this will lead to many people trying to win the Steemit lottery and then leaving after 5 or 10 posts that barely see the light of day.
It's important for us to admit that any monetary reward just for writing our thoughts down online is FANTASTIC. Where else can we find this? I think that for a healthy future Steemit community, there should probably be less focus on the huge $ that so few people earn, and instead focus on the small rewards, and treat it as an investment opportunity.
If Steemit's market cap went to just 10% of Facebook's (longshot but it's fun to think about), that would be about a 200 fold increase (in Steem/Steem Power value). So a post that only earns $0.10 now ($0.05 would go to Steem Power) would be worth $10 in the future. My point isn't that this is a ton of money..but that it's ok to make a small amount now and maybe that'll turn into more in the future. Enjoy the Steem!