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I don't see how Steem would go up, with everyone getting it for free...

because of value, the price can go up,, just like facebook did in its early days, now we all know what its worth , so the goal here is long term

Well value of steemit as website will go up, but steem as currency not so much...
I could be wrong...

You are so right we are in prediction stages

The same way bitcoin did. Sure it was mined but effectively wealth was created and given away.