you make "steem backed dollars" (SBD) everytime another person upvotes your comment or post, and everytime somebody makes a post in steemit they make the steem blockchain more profitable, because more people are using it, so the price of SBD increases.
it's the opposite of bitcoin, you make a profit by solving problems, but in steem, you make profit by using the platform.
I got that much. What I didn't get is how do I make profit by using the platform ? Like for instance This thread is getting paid. Why ? it doesn't make any literal sense to me.
you are not "getting paid". People liked your post, so the platform is giving you SBD for using steemit, and because of people who upvoted you.
This is not money, it's cryptocurrency. The money steemit pays only have value because of market especulation.
I think I'm getting it now. well what ever. It's a good platform to start blogging. Since it's new . Everything else should be a bonus :D