Wow are you Nostradamus' descendant? A lot of things you have said have come true. Yes curation has gone down and you need some SP now to get anywhere through blogging. I wonder what Steem will hold in the future. Yes I think Steemit can attract a lot of users, but can we retain these users. The reward pool only benefits whales and dolphins with big followings and the ability to pay for bid bots. We need an effective minnow support system or Steemit could die in the long term. We need more decentralization!