In the early days i used to power up but now i have put the process on hold for some time. I want SBD's to accumulate in my account for some time now so that i can figure out what to do with them.
I perceive steem and sbd's in a little different way. Steempower is like holding stake in the blockchain. The more steempower one has the more it benefits the owner but i don't consider this as an earning because in order for it to become money one has to power down which takes 13 weeks. This also means that one will lose his stake on the blockchain.
On the other hand i consider SBD's as real earnings because in its original state one just has hold on his earning when ever he wants and however he wants. Powering up or using sbd's for other purposes is the owners choice. I know people look at the picture in the long run. They perceive STEEM as investment for future and thus power up with their sbd's thinking that they will power down when the price goes to their desired number But me, i consider steem as permanent investment. I would never power down as long as this blockchain exists thus it is important right now for me to keep sbd's as sbd's only and allow it to accumulate.
You can convert your SBD to STEEM and not power up. STEEM can be held like that.
SBD are worth, at face value, only $1 worth of STEEM.
Holding could very well be profitable if the price of SBD goes up....
However, it is a debt instrument that has a par value of what it is worth....if the market decided to listen, you could get hit hard on that....
Just something to keep in mind.