Honestly I think that the best way to enjoy Steemit in the long run. You have to go out and meet new people and have a good time. If you make a little for your time spent even great down the road when you get reward yourself with something special.
I admit I do get myself stuck in my own bubble of social outreach from time to time.
Too many people are all about that money, money, money. It's just nice when the reward was an added bonus on having a good time in the first place.
I think that Steemit IS for the community, with monetary incentives. 🤑
Once we can figure out that there is abundance we will all get a long a LOT better. For now, it's a bit of a learning curve. We'll get it, us humans. 😍