After using the Steem platform for about a month now, I am starting to really like it! These webpages full of ads and pop-ups everywhere take away from the content at hand.
If a person writes great content they get directly rewarded for their work. I do not think Steem needs to junk their service by putting ads everywhere.
As someone who is starting to join the on-line gig community I am hopeful for the future of Steem and also I look forward to major companies and news media embracing this way of doing advertising.