Steemits biggest benefit is the superstrong network effect. Users have incentive to create, curate and behave! This is unprecedented on the internet, we actually have a functioning "society" here.
Wheneever you earn your first reward you're invested in the platform and want to see it succed. When the platform succeeds, the users succeed, we're in this boat together folks! And I have to admit, it's a hell of a boat!
We might have already reached critical mass considering the strong netwrok effect, and from here and onwards you better strap your seatbelts, we're going to the moon!