I like you thoughts here. Just like we the users have a real stake in Steemit, whereas on Facebook we do not, we could also be applying this principle to other parts of life, like our jobs and communities. If we don't have stakes in these pillars of society, then someone is making a buck from our efforts without our best interests in mind.
Very true. When you are living as a complete consumer then you forget how you do have ownership (whether they acknowledge it or not) because you are contributing and your contribution has value. We just need to start responding like that.