The STEEM you earn today by posting might actually be worth a hundred times more in the near future ... ! Persistance could pay off bigtime on the longer term.
My reasoning behind this is actually very simple. I think there are two factors that could eventually reward your activity here on Steemit much much more than anticipated by many:
Huge amounts of funds are put into the crypto market every days. Crypto has grown over 90% this year and the majority of (alt)coins profit hugely because of this.
Steemit undeniably is a bridge-builder between the broader public and the somewhat techy world of cryptocurrencies. It combines social media with crypto and thus gradually attracts more and more folks to the world of crypto.
So yeah, the few bucks you earn today with each post could perhaps be worth more than $100 in 2018. Remember, participants of Steemit still can be considered as early adopters and might be in for a surprisingly financial surprise as the true big masses are entering crypto in the near future ... !