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What's wrong with this?

It makes steem sound a bit like a quick rich scheme.

Naah, I know what you're referring to but "passive income" is used also outside those groups ;)

Well if one invests a few 1000 usd, its a nice get rich kinda quick scheme :)
With Steemit, you get out what you put in!

Well Steemit is also an economy in itself so you can't remove economics from it.