To the doubters I say give Steem 15 minutes a day. The time it takes to play one video game or read one lengthy news article. Submit one article to the community and write two or three comments on someone else's article. Be sure to up vote and resteem people who write quality content. If Steem takes off in the next year or two you will have set the stage for long term passive income. If Steem fails to reach critical mass or gets beat out by another platform what have you lost? You gained all kinds of incite from reading other posts and you have improved your own writing skills. You do not lose either way. The chance for Steem to go parabolic looks pretty good. I also suggest you mute the chronic complainers and the virulent racists. It makes for a much more positive experience on Steem. Good luck everybody!!