The average guy living in a 3rd world country cant live on steemit because the costs are so high. I spend at least $30 a month on data. About a $200 on power every month. Running a steemit account full time could make my power bills double to $400 or $500. Thats a middle class salary in a 3rd world country. Add other living expenses and you would barely break even. Im able to spend lots of time online because i have online jobs i run. Assuming I made $200 monthly from steemit or even $300, it would barely cover my internet and power expenses. In addition to paying for state owned power, I also run alternative energy. Majority of internet access in 3rd world country is from mobile phones. Steemit isnt very mobile friendly.

247 data would cost me about $100 dollars a month. 247 power would cost at least $200 dollars a month. Thats way above the poverty line. The guys living on $10 or less cant afford to spend that much.