I agree that I think many of us who still write, engage and vote manually, would be unlikely to lock up stake.
I'm liking this idea.
Regarding understanding our places in the community, I think nearly everyone at every level feels under appreciated. :) I guess this is due to the ever falling price, users and Market cap.
I reckon that many users would take the opportunity to actively build their network and this will happen organically through visibility also. I feel it would change the entire ecosystem very fast.