What type of content does well on Steemit? How does Steemit improve on ‘stickiness’ and user retention?

This has a lot to do with the target audience. Everyone comes in for the money, but some where along the line, they realise there's more to steemit than earning, and not everyone has patience for it.

I feel the younger sect (teens and young adults), would need a lot more conviction and motivation to stay, as steemit is more stoic entertainment-wise as regards other social platforms.

Back to the first question, I've noticed crypto, technogical and science related articles perform better in comparison to others but there are other factors that could effect this (delegation and promotion).