There is an accessibility problem with most content in that the more thought out a post, the less likely that people will read it all- or even understand it.
It might work well to write economic treatises on an Econ blog, but won't fly in a place catering to wide consumer demand for easy-to-digest content.
Now that nobody is reading this, is there any good porn on here OP?
Yup. When you have something important to share, the money shouldn't be a concern. If you're a professional entertainer or marketer, you need to create content that's attractive and digestible. The money is a market signal that tells you whether you're achieving these goals or not.
I think I've died and gone to capitalist heaven.
This has implications for modern adertising as well. These same market signals could be a way to finance modern media and journalism. This is far better than pop-up ads and banners. It remains to be seen how successful the Steemit model is, but I think it could work.
In b4 someone writes an article about this and makes 10,000 steem from it.
Yup. We can pay to advertise via conventional media channels or get paid to advertise here, as long as its embedded in otherwise valuable content.