Palnet has a decent alarm system built in. A plus the people can keep watch, just like you would in own neighborhood.

but its the opportunists I'm worried about who will ruin it for any newcomers to the site.

And sometimes they'll do a fine job of blending in and looking happy. Other times they just act weird, like a plagiarist who boosted his content up to Steemit's trending page, for all to see. "Hi, my name is so-and-so and I'm stealing!" Then this other guy on the sports trending page sticking out like a sore thumb. Nearly everything else was sports. I don't even want to go to the sports community to read about the sports community, but that's my personal preference.

I get more authentic, organic audience on Steem than anywhere else.

Ain't that the truth. You see all these people talking here. We're talking. You can't even find this on a city bus. Everywhere else, people just look through you, as if we really are just living in a world where nothing exists.

As for the money. I could use a few things in life but I'm not posting just so I can buy a Bigmac Meal today. Nearly three years of posting actual content, with some time off as well, but now I nearly buy that hamburger from curation rewards I get each day. It's all about taking the seeds and planting them, instead of eating them.