Coming from someone who primarily makes all of his revenue from youtube, Steemit is a relaxing experience. I don't have to worry about the algorithm changing and screwing my channel, ads disappearing or boycots, copyright strikes and claims and a whole host of other issues.

I have high hopes that Steem can reach some serious user numbers - at the very least as many as something like soundcloud. At some point there will be a tipping point, when word of mouth spreads among content creators that your work can receive far more rewards on steem than where it is currently hosted.