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It's not connected to Steemit, yeah you can earn tokens there.

It started out as a supporting site to Steemit hoping to become a SMT site, but after Steemit active membership began faltering and the Bot wars and flagging wars soured the membership, SteemThat decided to break away and become a micro-blogging and social site, and evolved into the platform it is today, offering rewards just for participation.