In some ways, we joined Steemit in similar fashion - we joined because we wanted to start a travel blog, but never got around to it. We were unsure about readership if we started a WordPress blog and if it would be worth the yearly subscription. Fast forward two years and a suggestion from a member on this crypto "investment" group on Facebook (now discontinued due to spamming) to look into Steemit. We thank him for the suggestion and it's interesting how life plays out. You find yourself in some dodgy "investment" group and end up in a safe haven of posting posts about what you want and earn crypto from it!

For the future, exactly what you want from Steemit. Hopefully with the SMTs, different communities on the Steem blockchain can reward their own community members/contributors fairly. We shall see if this plays out.