RE: Can Steem be fixed - New users
The 'issue' relating to improvement 1 is something that limits sign-ups at present for sure. There is a knowledge gap to be filled, and I suspect it wont happen overnight. Being able to use fiat would likely help, although those who are new to crypto may still be weary about 'swapping' their freely usable cash for something they cannot hold.
Improvement 2 sounds good in theory, although I can see issues here. Can you cash out during trial period?
The others have been debated a lot, and I'm not sure if the focus on upvotes (creating 1000 accounts each isn't impossible) is ideal, until we have something in place to guide '1 person 1 vote' - which is likely to be years down the line, if it ever happens at all.
Good to read about people's 'Steem' thoughts :)
Thanks for your opinion.
I'm not sure about this. People actually do buy all kinds of virtual currencies like Audible credits, WoW gold or arcade call tokens, so why not Steem, if they want to use / take part in the service?
No, unless you cash in first.
You're right, but as you mentioned, it's years, if not decades, down the line. The entire internet has been built on "cheap" accounts and only OAuth has started changing this (a bit). I don't think that KYCing users for blogs - let alone voting - will be a reasonable entry barrier for the upcoming years. Too few people will sign up.