What people don't realize is that smaller communities, err....tribes are forming within Planet Steem. These sub societies are creating social tribes that provide a sort of insurance for income. In its essence, it's social insurance, based on people voluntarily associating with like minds. The more value you create, the more you are valued by those who are similar to you.

I've been thinking about this for a while as well. If value is determined by the marketplace, and every marketplace values things differently, then we should focus on creating the kind of value that we want other like-minded individuals to find important as well.