well, i dont think the price will be affected too much if the numbers go to 100.000.
if we reach 1million, yes , but a lot is already factored into the p rice of 3$ atm for steem.

still, content is content, and if the majority decides a intro is worth 5000$ , than be it, that person still made a good intro, even if it was fake.

i still believe it will work out in the future, for example now the liquidity rewards are going away as people gambled the system. i think the steemit team will make the right decisions