Well, I joined steemit because I thought it might get really big and I thought it would be cool to get in early. A bit like joining Twitter or Facebook before everyone was on them.

I guess I also kinda thought maybe if I accumulate a few steem power and just leave them in, they might be worth thousands in a few years if steem goes the way bitcoin did, so in a way you're partially right.

However the problem is that I don't think this platform will work as a whole if everyone is only here because they want to earn money off it. I've seen other platforms based on self interest and they always end up failing. I'm not saying steem will fail, but maybe something will have to change about how it works for it to become successful.