Love the idea of a gift economy! It's crazy because although we have limited voting power, the steem that we are "giving away" isn't actually ours, so why aren't people more willing to go all out with supporting others?

Nothing to lose and everything to gain in my opinion! I've been following your blog for a while and started using your advice and managed to make a handful of great friends on the site! It all came from convos on discord, joining communities, and supporting the mess out of people with no expectation of a reward! It takes a while to build friendships, but when you do, Steemit becomes less about making money, and more about being excited to boot up your computer to see what your friends are up to!