My point being that people who mined Steem and held it took a big risk, it was a gamble. They could have sold at 7 cents, and been extremely profitable, even 3 cents. It was a very short mining period. No one knew what it would become, if anything at all. In fact, there was a good chance the mining would be unprofitable. Granted it never ended up performing well, but those who mined made millions regardless.