Steemit is a social media and blogging platform that pays you for posting content. So, you do what you already do on Facebook, on Instagram, or on LinkedIn, etc. you post content, you share content and your comment. However, Steemit PAYS you for doing just that. Take a look at Steemit. You 'll see a page of posts about anything: travel, food, business, pets, etc. They're earning hundreds or thousands of dollars. Steemit leverages a revolutionary new technology called the blockchain. The blockchain is the technology that underpins Bitcoin the first ever cryptocurrency. In the case of Bitcoin, no 3rd parties (banks governments, exchanges, etc.) are needed to make transactions no bank fees, no exchange fees, no central banks, no uncertainty over government interference with the money supply, etc. And similarly, with Steemit, no centralized authority is needed. So no ads, no selling of your personal information, no censorship, etc.