The vast majority of people here have making some money as one of their objectives. For some, it's the primary objective. For others it's secondary or tertiary. But if people really just want to write, they could already do so on FB, blogspot, Reddit, or a zillion other sites.

Meh. I'm having lots of fun here, and I'm making far less than minimum wage doing so. I rather doubt that blogging at Steemit will lead to early retirement in the south of France.