@josephq, thanks for your eloquent response!
As I suggested, people write here for different reasons... and that's part of what makes the platform interesting; and definitely more interesting than the "pea soup" that is Farcebook. And we definitely have far more freedom of expression here-- which I find a rather refreshing thing.
I did find myself re-reading my post, curious what might have struck such a nerve with you. I felt I did make it pretty clear that I wasn't criticizing any particular approach... there's room for everyone on the "stage" that is Steemit, but if I failed to make that clear, I'm sorry.
The "crypto defeatist" comment feels a little baffling to me... it seems rather out-of-place in the context of someone who has invested five months and almost 5000 posts in a platform centered around cryptocurrency.