I hold Steem for 3 purposes.
- to upvote others and have a little influence on the community. I even powered up an investment in order to get that Steempower and be able to put in some thanks to people who write good content and give me good comments on my posts.
- I think the Powering up has me connected to Steemit and to Steem. This way, even if i do not get the feedback I would have liked on my posts, I will keep working on it, as it takes 13 weeks to get it out. Besides that you keep yourself from making a decision in selling when times look bad. If you trust in the currency you stay.
- Brings me right to my next why; I have a very good feeling about Steemit. eventually people will see that only upvoting yourself will not help you and help the community, reslulting in only writing for yourself. I think Steem will go up the next months.