Since I started using steemit and other steem powered condensers, I had never stopped. Its value ballooned to $15 december last year. I even cashed out a few times (the last time was last feb/march amounting Php 24k ).I even had a friend and a community member who was able to cash out almost 200k php for her mother's chemo treatment when the value was at its peak. It was a game changer for a lot of people especially Filipinos. I am based in Cebu, PHilippines and the most active steemit users are students who were able to fund their studies because of the platform.
Today, its value had decreased significantly, but I am still in, daily vlogging and curating. it's better than curating facebook where I don't get anything in return. I had brought my family members to the platform too.