Great points @fingersik. It's a tough call to make...Because using "$" makes it so familiar and easier to digest for newcomers, but if that $ amount is inaccurate, it makes learning more very difficult. Luckily though, it's inaccurate in a positive sense (because as long as SBD = more than $1, all posts are currently "worth" more than they lead on).
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I think that you refuted yourself (or your vision in general) in this very sentence.
If I’m not mistaken you believe that Steem should support MAINLY long-term vision. If that is the case the newcomers should be greeted with actual numbers. If they saw those they would have much easier time learning "what is actually going on". That means it would be easier to "get informed" and thus make decision whether to stay committed or not. As you yourself said, the $ is inaccurate, which just confuses every single user at some point and that makes the learning phase MUCH MORE difficult which more often than not results in complete lack of knowledge (and it’s hard to stay committed when the system itself makes it hard for you to be digestible - user-friendliness is the key). So actually it only “seems” that the information is easier to digest – the information displayed is actually totally irrelevant.
But maybe I’m just tired and it still is a "tough call". I though am now rather convinced (also thanks to your post btw:D)
Thanks for the comment @fingersik!
By "$" familiarity - I meant that the "$" sign is more of a billboard for Steemit to attract new people. And you're absolutely right, if it's not functional that dangling carrot becomes less enticing. (Even if it's skewed in a positive direction.)
Oh now I understand exaclty what you meant and I have to agree! None the less I think that whether its skewed positively or negatively is irrelevant - though if it was skewed negatively it would probably piss people off and the demand for a change would be even bigger!