If the sole reason you are on steemit is to make money, you're here for the wrong reason. That is my opinion anyway.
Over the time span of ~5 years I have made exactly $0.00 from posting and commenting on reddit, and yet I STILL go there. Why? Because of the content.
On steemit you can potentially make a few extra bucks, SOLELY by posting insightful or interesting content - that's sweet right? An extra beer with the boys or a trip to the cinema for your kid.
In many cases the best posts on steemit (or reddit for that matter) are likely to emanate from their author's passions and interests.
And isn't that what this is all about? Sharing content you're passionate about with the world.
Yes we all have to respect something is better than nothing as comparing steemit to Reddit