This is a great article explaining the changes that Steemit needs to make. You hit the main points of the power of downvoting and the huge gap between the whales and the minnows. As you mentioned, Steemit is the only player in its space so it's that much more imperative that we gather together as a group and spread the positive news about Steemit and the inportance of reinvesting in steem power and the company as a whole. That way we'll keep growing and make it more of a community that just a tool