First off, thanks for checking us out! My first question is: what do you have to lose? Unlike every other crypo-related project out there, steemit.com (and any

First off, thanks for checking us out! My first question is: what do you have to lose? Unlike every other crypo-related project out there, steemit.com (and any other site built on the Steem blockchain like Busy.org, Dtube.video, Dsound.audio, etc.) is totally free to join and you can start "mining" Steem just by adding content to them. Personally, if you have FOMO Steemit.com is the lowest cost option for alleviating your symptoms! You're right that we're still a small and niche social network and that may be reflected in the trending page, HOWEVER, that definitely creates opportunity for people to bring something different to the table. Our MOST successful blogger is actually a travel blogger named @sweetsssj. You can see her stuff here: https://steemit.com/@sweetsssj https://steemit.com/@sweetsssj. If you are right that the content isn't valuable, then that means their is a gap in the market that you can fill! Believe me, I know a lot of our community members and we jump any time anyone with a unique valuable proposition comes to the platform and genuinely engages with the community. A year ago people levied the same criticisms as I am seeing here. Since then we have grown by orders of magnitude and so has the value of our coin. Personally, I don't really know how to respond to people struggling with FOMO. I certainly empathize, but I made a vow not to make decisions based on fear, but instead focus on the vision of the future I want to actualize (one where those who add value to a network receive a proportionate amount of stake in it) and, of course, self interest. I believed in the vision held by those who founded Steemit which is why I started contributing to it (and earned a great deal of Steem in the process) and why I eventually jumped at the opportunity to join the team. I hope to see you around our amazing community. We sincerely believe people come for the rewards, but stay for the community. And there are exciting changes coming soon too! Community Liaison, Steemit