@thedashguy - SO very much "this". In fact, the payment ensures that good journalism (as judged by the audience) actually occurs. Every few hours, I realize another way in which this is a fairly earthshaking platform.
I wrote a similar piece, let me know what you think:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@faddat/steemit-a-free-as-in-speech-content-platform-that-fights-unspeakable-evils-by-allowing-us-to-expose-them