It's not a secret that the whole crypto world owes a big thank you to Satoshi and the team of devs that came up with the idea to develop and bring BTC to life.
Maybe, just maybe we wouldn't be here talking...chatting...vlogging and all those things one can do on Steem, if they they hadn't delivered, some 11 years ago. Maybe there wasn't STEEM at all...who knows.
The thing is that BTC is the flagship of the entire crypto fleet. It is what draws attention and also what corrupted governments and middle men are trying to get rid off. And it simply resists nicely. Not only it resists but it also grows exponentially over the years.
Does that mean that at the same time it is also the cutting edge of all crypto assets? Hell no!
The reason I am writing these lines isn't to highlight the disadvantages of BTC compared to various other networks and projects including Steem of course. More or less everyone knows that.
The real reason is to highlight the unique way Steem blockchain is designed by default. One can literally earn STEEM without having to invest a single dime.
On top of that, it is interesting and also fun how one can earn more and more STEEM and grow their accounts. Blogging...vlogging...commenting...curating... are just some of the ways to earn more tokens.
Where's the fun in holding BTC...? -price excluded-
Or how can one even grow their BTC holdings or any crypto holdings without further investment? They can't.
If you are holding 1 BTC that's it. You are holding 1 BTC. And you patiently wait the price to go up. You can't have 2 unless you start trading like a maniac or buy some more.
Now you do realize that one can start as a plankton and end up as an orca if their content is great. Great content equals big support. Maybe not straight away but eventually it does...
Of course they have to be patient...consistent....stubborn...passionate...
Speaking of support...
There are some really big accounts around here whose votes make a huge difference. 
How many times have you dreamed of holding their stake?
Let's just say that you were holding 1 million SP. What would you do?
Ok, you would probably curate, making a few people happier every day. What else?
What kind of content would you support?
Would you try to turn that 1 mill SP into 2 at any cost?
What would you do to shill STEEM?
Would you even be active or you would have delegated your stake and you would be gone?
I am trying to imagine how it feels like being a 1 mill SP holder...but I miserably fail...every time. It's more like a dream, but also a nice way to interact with you all and see if we are like minded.
Looking forward to your comments or even posts if you feel like you wanna dive deeper into that.
Damn this could have been a nice contest...
Anyway, have a great one people.
Food for thought....