The writing I do in a professional capacity elsewhere pays far better than Steemit has so far. This is not a problem for me, because the platform is still in its infancy and I expect things to pick up in the next few months.

The way this platform currently tosses content with lasting value into big heap of nothing is a huge problem for me. But I do not feel it is the responsibility of the official Steemit development team to solve this problem. Instead, in keeping with the underlying philosophy of the Steem blockchain, I think it is up to us to develop a decentralized solution to this problem. I've been working on a couple of significant pieces of this, and have been in communication with others who are doing the same.

And, as far as I'm concerned, anyone who jumps ship because they can't find a ready-made solution to every problem that comes up here has quite missed the point of this project.