You're right. That's been a problem with crypto and still is. In times where you can raise tens or even hundreds of millions with no plan of pressure how to get your product adopted, let alone having to make money with it, products are often prone to become powerful, but unsuitable for the masses. This is kind of an inherent problem with the industry, but it's changing:

• ICOs raise less money (or none), and at later stages of their product
• investors started asking for business plans for blockchain startups
• they care little about the technology

That's a good thing. The next generation of blockchain-based products will have to be much more compatible with the public crowd.

Regarding Steem, I think that Busy, @steempeak, @partiko etc are already a big step forward. You can use them (almost) without even realizing they run on blockchain. There should be no penalty in usability for solutions built on blockchain, as opposed to non-blockchain solutions. This counts for money transfer / payment in the same it goes for content and blogging.

It would be great to collect ideas for better usability for blockchain solutions somewhere. You happen to have an idea?

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