From my point, without content creators steem blockchain wouldn't have work properly. If author doesn't get paid, may be they will move forward towards other social media, For example, if i don't get support or get paid , may be i would prefer instagram or twitter more than steem blockchain. So , i agree with you. Without support, without community; people loose interest and leave blockchain.Infact community build by several people. It's only my opinion.. May be there is more to discuss.