So far there is a big difference between youtube and steemit payments: youtube pays from successful sale of advertizing, steemit payments are provided only with sales of steem themselves. It is a pyramid scheme.
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And so is every other crypto-currency out there. If you reach this conclusion regarding Steem, please be consistent and apply it to Bitcoin & Ethereum as well - all of them cover their expenses by "selling themselves".