@surfermarly this post is a perfect summary of the situaiton on Steemit right now. it's awesome. Thanks for taking the time to make this :-D
Whenever somebody starts talking about making lots of money on Steemit, or when I see lots of spammy posts... it's like COME ON! Steemit is a platform that enables users to CREATE VALUE, and then earn money relative to that value. We should encourage new users to join for the community and the platform IMO, not the idea of a quick payout
You are very welcome, @heymattsokol! Thanks for your great thoughts, I totally agree with them.
That "Hey come on part" is missed currently. That's why many users leave after a short while and the fluctuation is extraordinarily high. I'm totally convinced that a bit more communication would help to improve the situation considerably.
PS: Cool blog of yours, you've got a new follower now :-) Ah, and thanks for your reblog!!! It's much appreciated!