most people do not have the time, skill or patience to create.
I think, that is the fundamental problem, we are looking for content which has to be cooked. Instead, if we also start giving value to obvious content, that people create like their photographs, family life , events ( which is the most part of Facebook), then we will get more people here. We are lacking the social part here. I don't have a lot of stake to be able to reward a lot , but if at all steem goes to the level that you mention, I will be curating posts that are more on people's life or lifestyle or personal stuffs. Like create a tag #mylife and ask people to share their content that they always have - photographs, events, that everyone takes.
It is part of the problem, but I think it will be solved largely through SMTs as, would you want me to post a selfie and get 30 STEEM for it? For me at least, I know that I am going to be generally rewarded quite well these days because of what I have developed to this point, so I put time and effort into what I do in order to justify the payout. On an SMT however, I could very well have moer fun content and not have to worry about being over-rewarded for it.
Well, I did not say, that one needs to post a selfie and get 30 STEEM for it. It could be a natural family blog, not just a selfi. And it could get few cents or nothing as well.
Yes I know, and I am hoping for that too, I just can't do it personally at the moment :)