Unless stuff like this changes, we have a perfect example of why your average everyday non-crypto user will never come near this site or just quit in frustration because it is too complicated. I did read @anyx original reply below, and understand fully what he is trying to bring attention to.
My mother being a perfect example, she is of the older demographic, and not the most tech savvy person but she gets by. She spends a fair amount of time on Facebook and I convinced her to check out Steem with the usual selling points. Her introductory post went horribly, even explaining over the phone with exacting details she still couldn't get the picture to post, and her post was immediately inundated with bots that she was trying to reply to. She thought they were real people. After that initial experience she will most likely never come back to Steemit.
This is an individual, over 60, with a Bitcoin wallet, that uses blockchain technology infrequently, but still gets it because I have been talking to her about it for years. What do you think the average user, with zero experience using crypto, and probably an equal interest in getting to know about it, is going to think? Let's face it, this is 90-95% (more?) of the people out there. The vast majority of people just don't give a shit about crypto.
When you throw in the 'Circle-Jerk', where more than 3/4 of the articles are either about Steem or other crypto, who on the outside really cares? You say this will change as new people come on board? How, if the average user is totally put-off by the content? They curate or comment? How can they curate when bots flood the replies and votes before even the fastest people can type and vote? They can comment for pennies if they like, or they can go back to Facebook for less hassle. And let's face it, my experience watching the comments and payouts inSteemit shows the good ole boys network is alive and well within this community. The circlejerk goes well beyond the content and infiltrates the payouts extensively. How is your average user, with no coding skills, no botting skills, no mining skills, who is not already an established blogger or famous person (which get more of this same circlejerk preferential treatment) supposed to infiltrate this well entrenched system. I am not mad, malicious or in any way jealous of those who have had success. I am so happy for those of you who have benefited from what crypto was designed to do, redistribute wealth. Unfortunately, it is always the first wave adopters who benefit the most, and this platform needs some serious changes if it is going to survive and become what so many think it has the opportunity to become. We had another major failure today but I will talk about that elsewhere.
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