Fair play for the balanced assessment of steemit. As you say, while it makes sense under the hood, in this brave new world I am yet to be convinced either that the economic model is truly sustainable.
But at the very least it's a cool blockchain app, which allows us to practice what we want to preach, all with a relatively accessible UI. It'll do for now! :) But I wouldn't be quitting the day job :P
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