I can definitely see your point in this post. These people and many more have a lot to offer our site and should be nurtured and supported. A lot of people give up on steemit very early in their journey before the get to see the real impact they can have on here.
If they can be brought on board and see what we see then they in turn can become ambassadors for the blockchain and what it has to offer to their followers as we grow and expand. Obviously the system in its current form is not perfect but hopefully the new changes will make adoption easier and it's up to us then to make it desirable.
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Yes exactly, new users need to have a place to land when they get here.. they need guidance and need a community. I feel having followed someone over gives them at least a place to start, which could help for their success and realistic expectations.
There are many things on the horizon for Steem and I believe SMTs will be a big help in this situation .. I’m excited to see what happens in the months to come.
I'm not sure about SMT's but the idea behind hivemind was to allow such communities to form around relevant content. This could definitely apply to new members and how to get started on here. It should be going live on the blockchain before SMT's but I haven't heard much about it lately. Hopefully it is still on track and can help out the situation. We need something as far too many users fall away in the beginning.
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Smts just based on the oracles and curation aspects of them.. I’m curious to see how that changes the dynamics of curation as a whole.
I agree completely and seeing that communities are so vital for user retention I think getting new users to them as quickly as possible is important for sure.