Your definition of "cost" is odd to me. (Speaking from what I remember of your last comment on a freewrite post).
I personally have made more money through freewrites and steemit than I have made at almost any other job I've done (with the exception of painting, which I hated doing, but made good money at). Of course I was a stay at home mom for over two decades, and I wasn't paid for that with $$$ at all... so... maybe I'm the wrong person to speak on this. I already "wasted" all that time not getting paid!
Freewriting costs me nothing other than time, which I was ALREADY 'spending' on other social media platforms that paid nothing. It benefits me in ways so far beyond the financial, that I can't even fathom how someone would put a monetary value on it.
I also can not understand how someone who puts a monetary value on every minute of their time would bother to go and waste it by leaving comments such as these on other people's posts. How much time did you waste reading enough of the post to have that insight in the first place?
Freewriting isn't even about making money for me. It is a FANFREAKINGTASTIC side benefit, but that's not what it's about. It has been about rediscovering my passion for writing. Feeling inspired and motivated again. Motivated to do something outside of myself that I find immense joy and satisfaction in. That is beyond priceless.
Was that your 5min "paint" free write (you mentioned painting)? lol, Cause awesome.
Haha, I guess this could be my extra bonus freewrite, eh? :)