Thanks for the follow @curtiscolwell! I too check out the promoted page to see is willing to pay for their content to be seen. Many times it is either something for sale that I don't want, or very high quality content. I think the Steem will think of other ways to raise money in the future even if it means adding some outside CPC/Google Adsense or something similar. I wouldn't mind a small amount of ads if it helped the platform sustain growth.

Thanks again for the follow and the comment!