I am on the fence about the curve as well, but I think it needs more time to play out.
As for smaller accounts, the dream is they get pulled up and discovered. We need to work on discovery next as that is lacking on Steem unless you can get yourself on trending.
No one seem interested in do that. What I can see is still the same exchange of votes between big boys.
Yep. I mean, I saw @theycallmedan call for people to tell him about good creators. But good is so subjective that none of us may fit into the preferences of a few whales. Linear worked because you found that account you clicked with, you bought your stake, and you started rewarding them even if no one else did. You could build a following that way. Now, if you don't HAVE a following, how would you build a following? No one should vote on a post that won't get to 20 (0r 40) steem, and no user that doesn't already regularly get 20-40 steem is going suddenly start regularly getting 20-40 steem per post. We can make all the promises we want about new steem behavior, but no whale has enough time to find all the undiscovered talent.
Yes, I totally agree with you. @theycallmedan is the exception.. But the reality is quite another.
Exactly, which is why this whole thing is going to do more harm than good and ultimately end up hurting steem.
This is completely unrealistic. From where would they magically get discovered? Who from the whales has the time and willingness to search for undiscovered gems?
At the end of the day the smaller accounts will be discouraged by the even smaller rewards than before.
Curation projects discover new authors all the time, and many whales follow their votes.
I look at new all the time, unfortunately, it is disappointing 99% of the time.