Users come first,
And this appears to me, with my limited experience, where steemit is failing, or at least stumbling, as evidenced by the very topic you are discussing. Add to that the fact that Steemit is not simple to use, and you eliminate a large sector of users simply because it's too much for them. I know a lot of people who use the heck out of Facebook because it's simple for them, they are not techy AT ALL. They could not use Steemit if they wanted to in the current environment.
I've seen a lot of discouraged users recently too, largely as a result of this same topic. For everyone that speaks up how many are silent?
It appears to me this whole topic is a discussion on how investors are currently making a return on their investment, but it seems like it could be short sighted.
I hope your voice is heard by enough people who are in a position to make a difference.