Thanks for the great post. I personally believe there will be a big influx of people to Steem. I think that will totally change the dynamic. I think the new user will be focused on content not buying in with outside currency. Check out my post on the value of Steem as a society:

https://steemit.com/steemit/@melek/open-discourse-and-how-steemit-is-qualitatively-different-from-every-intellectual-society-that-proceeded-it