I think "do it because you love to" is a dangerous territory, because as I said, it almost embodies the "make music because of the art, not to make money". That's nice and all in a world where people aren't having to work 3 jobs in the US just to stay fucking afloat. I thought that was the whole point of decentralization in the first place. Other users on here are pushing "Manna" coin which is basically the first of its kind Basic Income. You don't have to do anything but exist to get it. A lot of Libertarians back a universally basic income for all, and then anything above and beyond that you want to make, you can, but the idea that you can survive if you need to without having to absolutely bust ass. I am not sure how I feel about this, but I absolutely think that people should expect more from Steemit than what they get from other websites that don't pay them anything. That is the entire point of starting a crypto backed social media.
So in short, no, it's not selfish to want to actually be seen on a live post, and no it's not selfish to want to make a little money on a website that sets itself apart from other social medias as a place to make money. The long and short of it I suppose.