Of course, as I mentioned if you are already established on the platform with a good amount of SP you can live of Steemit for some time (maybe not forever), but for now +95% of people depend on the rise of the price to be able to make some money.
Let´s be real, no one likes to see their "job" wage to be dependent of price fluctuations. But I think everybody here would love to make this their job. (at least a part-time :D)