While I agree with you that most people are consumers, I think the thing that makes steemit special is that it shows people that they can do it too. At the very least people could be using steepshot and zappl to post while consuming longer form posts from creators.

I really feel like everyone has something to give, it's whether or not they want to put in the time and effort. But content creation doesn't have to take so much time with short form content options. I think we just need to show people that their content is valuable, whether through votes or interaction. Most people get here and get no interaction on their stuff and just leave because it's hard.

Maybe I'm dreaming, I definitely agree that most people only consume currently, I just think it would be a cool shift to see people believing creating was an option again.