Let's see how things look on the testnet tomorrow, I think the main reason we don't want too many hardforks too often is due to exchanges having to update and people not being able to transfer to and from during the time.

If there is one thing I would be careful with it would be the curve so going to test it and think of ways it will be attempted to be abused or how it can be used for the greater good with things such as @ocdb for instance. The other two changes, 50/50 and downvote pool I am absolutely for and is something we have needed for a long time already. I do believe it is worth the risk compared to the content discovery and consequences of abusing bid bots and votetrading and haeining that have plagued us in forever, the sooner the better probably.

About your point in the post that what we need the most is marketing, I'm hopeful the SPS will be able to aid with that as well. As you might now I am not one to not want authors, especially deserving ones to earn less rewards but I believe that over time an with the effects of these changes they will be earning more in the end, especially in $ amount, hopefully.