Hi @energyaddict22. My apology for the late reply. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I appreciate it, I'm just behind this week.
We both agree on the social media factor of steemit. I think there has to be aspects of social media involved since the the author's earnings is based on someone else stopping by to kindly give their support. It is definitely beneficial to have high ranking friends on here and those are social media attributes. I'm sure not every upvote are simply support given for quality content. :)
Since it is the weekend again already, I hope you have a great weekend!
Thanks for replying. I'm looking forward to reading your future posts. I appreciate the originality and effort. All the best to you.