Look at the growth in June alone. It doesn't say much for the long run I guess but when the idea of this platform is that people contribute and get paid for, then I see a golden future. Because every new person coming here wants to take a share of this and therefore starts to contribute.
On the other hand, Steemit needs to get more user friendly in order for newcomers to thrive and stay with the platform. I guess this is the biggest hurdle we have to take.
Agreed on the user friendly part. Early adopters can sometimes zealously defend new innovations that may stifle growth. We need to be as user friendly as possible!