I want to be one of the spots where people can come and know that their thoughts and concerns are truly listened to and that I make an effort to help the individual find sound solutions, even if it takes us a while to come up with something, those who visit my account and posts know that there is a real person behind the computer's monitor and not some one else posting for me because I am too busy to truly engage meaningfully with others.
That's why I make the effort and will continue to make the effort as long as I feasibly can.
As far as promoting to other content curators, I have never found that to be counter productive because they, too are looking for a place more meaningful so I don't agree with your sentiments on not promoting Steemit elsewhere. I'm talking about writers, artists, broadcasters and that ilk, people who would gain from the site, as I have.
I agree if you are targeting specific individuals, but if you are promoting with posts calling anyone here, that's just going to hurt this platform.
Nope, I don't think just anyone would gain from the platform, as most people don't know the basics of formatting posts, what Steem is, or much of anything about cryptocurrencies, yet those who are prolific writers, have spent time in forums, know a little about HTML, why yes, it would be beneficial to have them onboard!