Indeed, @eric-boucher, for those of us here for the long term, quality is really important to attracting more quality. I just discovered we have at least one scientist who's working at the LHC now on the platform, involved in a discussion on confirmation bias. That's the kind of conversation I enjoy and Steemit gives a unique opportunity for views to be aired without the trolls hijacking the discussion. Your point about intrinsic values in the text and who the readership is resonates with me. If I don't enjoy what I've written, why should anyone else? And yes, this is about more than making money. There's an aspect of discovering cryptocurrency, certainly, but more than that it's about exploring how we can truly value those creative products which previously were subject only to market forces (pop music, for example - a few Scandivanians write almost all the primarily marketed pop music in the world...does that uniformity or throttling of source make for a healthy music ecosystem? Methinks not). It excites me that accomplished writers such as Margaret Atwood are able to attract mass attention with dystopian stories like the Handmaid's Tale through crossover productions into film and television. Will Steemit provide a different launch pad for previously undiscoverable talent, undiscoverable because of the noise and lack of support from a few promotional machines? I've found a couple of good, not great, fiction writers here, but will continue to search as I suspect the great ones are just building up a head of steam, as it were.

So yes - all for one and one for all! And namaste 😊😊