There's not many visionary types in the world to start with. The line between having world-changing potential as a non-conformist and a lifeless drone is easily crossed.
Steemit was built on the visionary types userbase. But for it to develop higher it needs other types of people that conforms to trends and what everyone else is doing.
It's a sad thing of course, not many people will think the way we think and that's just life. But god-forbid i dont do everything i can to share what i believe to people around me though.