If SMTs are successfully rolled out and marketed then for sure they will be the key to diversifying the growth and value of Steem. I'm new here and have noticed that there could be or already is a propensity for popular members to earn big by default over time as people trust in them and set autovotes. Of course people can grow into that pool and that's the aim of it all but there's also middle ground somewhere if we are all truly here for content primarily and rewards secondary.

With a larger potential content stream it allows for the correct audiences to be aligned and the content to be surfaced. Perhaps some topics here are totally undervalued due to the running interest within most Steemit users being different to that of this valuable content?

The more I read and discuss, the more I look forward to the outcome and seeing the changes that come with it.