Nowadays, people are afraid to think in your direction when ever you tell someone "come and pay MR A then later MR B, C, D or E will pay to you in return", this is very true. But have you tried telling someone "come and show the world that you are creative, let them know what you can do and be paid for it" then the person works away from you? Of course not. Therefore, the very first difference between steemit and ponzi scheme is in the acceptability of the idea when mentioned to anyone
The very first time I introduced steemit to a friend, the first question he ask me was "how much will I start with" when I told him that he needed no amount to start with, he now requested for a sit so he can hear more. Finally, he told me that if it were to require any amount, no matter how small it may be, that he would not have listen to me because he had promised himself not to invest with GHOST PARTNERS. So you can see that the second difference is that there is no GHOST PARTNER in steemit, everything we do here is real.
Everyone have come to realise that any benefit gotten from where you did not work cannot last. Even the Holy book of Christianity has stated clearly that what ever a man sow same he shall reap, then you are reaping from where you did not sow and anticipate it to last, no way, it cannot. This signifies another clear difference that in steemit, you sow before you reap.
Well, counting these difference one after the other may cause the reader to forget other activities of the day. With this little differences stated above, any reader can testify alongside with me that steem it is the best platform ever. At least, it makes everyone a blogger with creative ideas. Stand up for the ever living platform of wealth and happiness.