So yea, if you can get referrals, totally worth it. Otherwise, mining is far more profitable now more than ever before.
I agree with this completely. Build up a good circle of referrals and you watch the Satoshi roll in without having to lift a finger. It is possible if you put in some hard work to get it up and running.
Also, I would say to all those mentioning the low payout rates - you are getting fewer Satoshi but the value is pretty much the same because of the huge rise in the price of bitcoin.
Just one example - bitcoin is worth approximately 36x what it was two years ago. A 1,000 sat claim then would be the equivalent of around 27 today, which some faucets do still pay (and you can find higher still). So don't be fooled into dreaming about the good old days - the cash value is roughly the same.