After that it becomes rather obvious and rather frustrating for many new Steemians.
But hasn't this has been the same story for 12 months? It was hard for me to get started also. Is it harder now? Maybe. But when I started, I had a couple friends who invested real money in the platform so my stuff got some rewards. If people don't have that, it's hard to get noticed. Can that really change?
The rise in crypto market cap was certainly the final triggering reason, but they only hear about that rise through my posts talking about Steemit and cryptocurrency. Again, most people don't even know what bitcoins and blockchains are.
It will become a gambling scheme.
It may, but there are multiple perspectives on this. Some feel justified based on their real investment (similar to investing in a mining rig). I think the conversation around that and some community projects are showing them that may not be an acceptable approach according to community values. It's a dynamic thing which is figuring itself out.
No other economic systems provides such a unique and flexible delegation.
Agreed and it'll be quite interesting to see where it goes. The option to just buy steem and power up is always on the table. Some are willing to do that, and some aren't. I run a weekly exchange report on this, so I see how big the numbers are each week.
I believe distributing pools on tags can make people get noticed. I am not even a dolphin and I helped a few friends get some exposure with my meager up-voting. I believe it can happen.
True. I noticed in my facebook page though that people are also getting bored of facebook. Eventually they will seek a way out.
It is a dynamic equation but the numbers simply show that most people are not interested about crypto but rather just earning money for posting. Investors really have to understand this.