yes the other tokens do stack nicely with Steem. The day will come that steem rewards will be almost non-existent and the tokens built on steem will be where the value is. When the price of Steem moves up, so too will the tokens as their value is paired with it.

I think the important thing for people to remember is that this is a marathon with few short term gains. The long term is where the reward is with this platform. I can remember earning Steem at 7cents and wondering if it was worth it. It was pretty sweet when that 7cent Steem turned into $8 ... at least for a while.