Thank you, I also hope that we can do something to fix the errors.

"disconnect" between the witnesses/developers and "Steemit"

I think we need to show more activity. I really can't tell you whether there is any communication between the top witnesses. I'm not one of them myself and only have sporadic contact. For me, it's too quiet overall for a communication platform. Of course, you can argue that we are witnesses of the blockchain and not of Steemit. But what use is the best Steem BC if there are few or poor opportunities for bloggers to use it? We don't even need to start talking about the need to work on the chain itself.

something that can work well until (hopefully!) @the-gorilla's modernization efforts can be implemented.

For Gorilla's work to really come into its own, the database has to be right and the right data has to be delivered. Without this, his modernisation will unfortunately also come to nothing... Unfortunately, a beautiful appearance is not worth much if there is a problem on the inside...