The day I joined steemit, the fact that people here are quite serious with their work became quite apparent to me. As a Philosophy enthusiast, this was exactly what I wanted. All those empty talks and "Chilling with XYZ and 35 Others" were driving me to insanity.
I know many people who are dragged down so sharply from their real intellectual pursuits due to Facebook. Instead of questioning things and acquiring real knowledge, they used to feel jealous that someone bought a Nike (OMG! How did that son of a begger...?!) and they used to become insecure as hell. They couldn't even sleep at night. Wow.
Steemit is a brilliant alternative. It's marvellous in its idea and design. I hope we save many more humans from the entrapment of low existence as that's exactly what steemit has been doing.