I think a growth based on creating a value for people, with a goal or purpose of the platform, would help structure the platform towards that goal, and attract similar people who share that goal.

Agree with this. Also agree on scattered goals from the blog for money original presented idea. Although many are finding different ways to post their talents such as art and photography and writing about different things. Am interested in a shares goal. Think that that idea may be more for steem than steemit in a way. Still not ure what applications may be best for users to grow in value in a current system of higher and lower vest holders that maybe have different steem valued directions trying to find a common goal in the middle ground some where maybe...