First of all I never said steemit was steem, you were talking about publishing on a platform, that platform being steemit.
And no, this is not the most used or active blockchain, it's not even in the top 5 depending on the day you look:
What drove people to join? Um the prices shooting up from $.07 to $2.83 in the spring of 2017.
The proof is in the activity levels man, c'mon:
That chart is a weekly chart of posts and comments, and it almost perfectly mirrors the price of steem chart.
It clearly shows there is a correlation between the price of steem and activity levels.
SMH
Spring 2017:
Prices went from $.07 to $2.83 just like I said.
The run up began end of April and Peaked on June 6th... which btw is still in the Spring. Know how I know? This:
"First official day of summer in 2017 in Northern Hemisphere was at 9:24 PM on
Tuesday, June 20"
Not only did the run up start in the Spring, but it ended there too.
It's right on the chart...