I understand the concept behind @null, you decrease supply, value of the rest goes up. In return promoters should get exposure. Here is the problem, for vast majority there is no exposure, and there is no incentive for users to engage with promoted posts except for the few at top.That's it.

If you create an incentive for users to go to promoted items promoters get tremendous amount of exposure as expected, sure less money would result in less exposure but still there is some kind of it. There would be a lot hunting for rewards.

Just the fact you mention @randowhale proves my point. @randowhale is not advertising service, it is upvote sales (nothing agains rando).

If you had rewards in promoted posts for users they wouldn't have to use services like that. After all isn't part of the purpose of this innovation for people to be able to rewarded for their attention, engagement, interaction?

I don't see many company getting involved yet. But it is coming, as soon as million user base hit, they will wake up, and that will accelerate the user base even more. All I am saying Steemit is not ready for that. Why not be ready for that? you know it is coming. Thanks