"The beauty of this platform is that I can invest by producing content that I enjoy making, rather than throwing my money at it."

I´ve been thinking about it the same way. I´ve had a blog for 6 years, that nobody looked at. Literally, nobody. Not the people I know, not the strangers. Full of content I consider valuable. I have been in Steemit for only a few days (3 days, effectively), and have received more attention in these days than in those years. And, of course, for a fraction of the articles.

So here I am getting what I was looking for inthe beginning: for people to be exposed to what I write or compose or think. 

And, if, on top of that, I get to earn... wow!