I put myself in this category too as I do not have the drive, dedication or shill required to be a YouTuber or Patreon provider. Who the fuck would pay for my content?
I think about this all the time. Steem is so far ahead of any other platform as far as 'fair' distribution is concerned.
However, I've complained about the new changes quite a bit. They are a bad idea. Certainly not enough to kill the platform, but they will damage our credibility and reputation quite a bit.
I understand your concerns but I also think that they are overstated as there are not so many people in crypto yet. However, if there were a million or ten here, I would likely agree with you.
I would sooner support raising the annual inflation rate to 20%. These changes are sweeping and dangerous. Give stake holders a 25% downvote pool and ~25% of the reward pool is going to get downvoted. It's going to be interesting, to say the least.