No idea how to elaborate that. I don't see sustainable investments into a limited-use, inflationary token with permanent selling pressure and no clear benefit for the investors happening, that's all. Steem works because it targets everyone, your target audience is way too small to build that kind of traction.

Besides, your plan to solve problems that arise in open decentralized environments with solutions "like" a proprietary system gives me the impression that your Devil's advocate may have been a bit biased towards yourself.

Time will tell I assume. Good luck with your endeavor!