RE: Why Steemit needs to evolve as soon as possible
I'm glad that @tonyr re-steemed this, or I would not have seen it.
"Users might let go of the money making part, but only if the second part of the equation is still there for them – high quality and easily discoverable content."
I think this thought of yours is a real gem, and is ultimately desperately needed here on Steemit.
Steemit needs more readers, people who are not here so much to write and post, but more to find good quality content. And they don't have to entirely "let go of the money making part," but they can just have slightly lower expectations than those who spend hours and days creating quality content.
Not everyone is a great author. Not everyone really wants to write a lot. But almost everyone can enjoy good writing, and tell their friends about it. Steemit desperately needs new users who come on board, read, appreciate, and benefit from the best of the content creators. They can earn Steem as curators who help separate the wheat from the chaff.
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For the long term viability of the platform I couldn't agree more - readers are crucial.
Now for lowering their expectations... Time spent on creation and quality of output does not equal rewards at this stage and that's the big issue currently. Will enough power users, whales or whatever we choose to call them decide that the long term gains outweigh the short term ones? Let's see.
In the real world it usually doesn't work. You can have billionaire philanthropists spending all their money on issues, but if the underlying problems are not fixed on a systemic level, the issues don't disappear, they are just somewhat mitigated.
And that is what we are witnessing right now with various interests of power users being played out - Long versus short term gains.
Exactly, that's that other part of the equation necessary for mainstream adoption if a user fails to monetize their own contributions. That's why it is so crucial to surface the very best content.