Yes I have to agree with you. The post I have put up with just a picture of my beer. Saying basically end of a long day. Made more than my bee video.
Another thing is voting no longer pays after, so I have been told my friend who's motivation is money. Not that getting paid is not a part of the equation. The money helps fund new content.
I some of the problems are related to how most perceive money. Most see it a an entity in itself. Instead of solely a medium of exchange. The other is steemit.com is built and marketed as a replacement for facebook.com.
Using these two items as a benchmark I think steemit.com is doing well. Users need education to shift their thinking to voting for content rather than fluff.
It's short comings and old fashioned philosophy leeds us to how to move to the best parts of the system
I have for many years looking for a method of rewarding participation in my own web application. Integration with steemit.com may be the answer to that need.
Been beyond my programming skills. Till now.