This article only mentions Steem and Bitcoin in passing and doesn't mention Ethereum at all. When I found out they were worth $5, I was sure they were not going to go up again from there. I hold bitcoin so I don't feel like a complete idiot if they double. People see it as an asset class instead of a currency, where I live. There are protectionist policies in place, and there is little adoption in the country. There is no transactional value to it where I live.
I was just starting to learn Ethereum when I stumbled upon steem.... I saw STEEM at 120% and climbing sometime last week ob bittrex.com and said "What is that?" That is how I ended up here.