Isn't still the idea of combining a facebook/Instagram like site (like Steemit) with the opportunity of earning money most appealing? I really recommend not to neglect and not to oversee the importance of Steemit.

I think we both want the same thing. I just don’t think steemit.com is going to get us there. Check out SteemPeak.com for example. It is already way better than steemit. If they were to add their own SMT (once SMTs are live) with a better distribution and stakeholders who are willing to fight bid bots (not saying they will, just giving an example) we would be a lot closer to the goal.