Thanks for a nice post, combining the social with knowledge: That's what Steemit is about, isn't it:)?
Unfortunately, as a person that came into the crypto-universe because of my fondness of stocks and things with real income, I totally agree with you notion that monetising on the network is a key. No doubt, blockchain technologies will revolutionise everything: To how we use our money, music, social media, media and how we construct the world we live in (no more ideologies perhaps?).