I agree entirely. I understand that the bigwigs at Steemit believe SMTs are going to be the next "big thing," but Steemit the social site is pretty much the first impression people get of this whole franchise, and right now this site is very cumbersome to use if you're just an average social media user. In a way, it reminds me of a circa 2000 blogging site. To reach a bigger audience, the interface needs to be more modern and appealing to a more general and non-technical user. And that can be done -- in part -- with "communties" or "hive-mind."

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