Just out of curiosity, what do you tell people to expect here in terms of timeline, effort required, and realistic rewards?
I am very hesitant to jump onboard new trains these days after succumbing to FOMO several times in my past... even on Steemit I have decided not to invest any fiat.
In general, I tell a very specific niche of people (old bloggers I know) that Steemit is a bit like sites we used to use 10-15 years ago, and it's cool because as you create and interact, you can "build stake" in the platform, which we never could "back then."
When they ask "about the money" I tell them they are almost 100% sure to make more money than they are doing posting to Facebook and then we have a laugh about it. Then I tell them to not think of it as income but as a sort of automatic savings account attached to a blog, that allows for a "slow dribble" of rewards to build over time.
That is a great way to look at it. I have found that keeping my expectations extremely low has been crucial to my enjoyment of the platform thus far.
As much as anything, I enjoy precisely what I generally enjoy about social media and blogging: The interactions with interesting people, and the exchange of diverse ideas. The rewards are just "gravy."
I'm grateful that I built enough stake early on that I can generally reward worthwhile comments and conversations, and interact quite a bit without worrying too much about running out of voting power.