while i agree with some of this, i think that a lot of people coast here on personality or connections and not much work. and i believe that while some people hope that steem does well, I don't feel that equals believing it will do well.

I am here for the people and the interaction between minds all bent to a similar purpose. to me, that is the value. To other people value comes from something different.

if I get upset, its more over the loss of standards. if people treat steem as if its a place to cash in, I feel this lessens the dignity and perceived value. if people come here to build something better together, it will become a form of community social art - a solid base for the architecture.

all of this perception of jealousy and self interest being motivating factors of the marketplace, well, isn't that just a mirror? not everyone has that mindset. perhaps the trick is to let go of believing that certain rules apply to all economies. sometimes it isn't about the money.