No you're right and I know you can. I probably need to do that, I've just been more drawn to SBD's because you get your post payout in SBD which gives you real currency in SBD that you can spend there and then. I delegate about 50% of my SteemPower and I'm going to build my Steem up a little by exiting out of XVG when the price on the exchanges goes up enough to make it worth it. This was a very long and downwards Xmas period.
I kind of view Steem more like an investment coin that you hold because you don't want to spend it, but you could cash it out in an emergency in a day if you need, whereas because I earn SBD from posts I view those as a utility currency I can use around Steemit to make extra payments or tips or boost posts etc.
Probably not completely accurate but that my way of viewing it.
RE: SBDs Are AHEAD of Steem! Haha.. So Much For the Claims That SBD Will Never Get Boosted Again!