Yes, I absolutely think that the subreddit is prone to have pretty little activity. However, if some knowledgeable users spend a few minutes to make a few replies to potential new members every day, the platform as a whole could grow. It's not that I don't get why there is little activity there - I just think that this inactivity is overall bad for the blockchain.
And I still think that it is very unfortunate that people use the /r/steemit subreddit as a type of channel for post promotion, because it really makes it seem like the whole platform is just a place for spam.
Good points. Yeah, the spamming is a problem for sure. If I didnt know anything about Steemit and that was my first impression, I probably would just move on and forget about it
That's exactly my point. I just took a look at the /r/steemit subreddit, and right now the front page is just filled with random crap about pump groups as well as random users that are trying to promote their posts.. I get why people don't want to dive deeper into Steemit after seeing that subreddit.