Say a content producer churns out 260 pieces in a year, working Monday to Friday.
Content producers ask for donations these days.
Someone sends them $100. Okay, fine, but now that money is gone.
If someone were to come here TODAY and spend approx. $100 on STEEM, allowing the content consumer to give the content producer a vote worth a penny each day(approx. 250 STEEM), the content producer earns $2.60 per year before deductions, from each consumer who spends $100.
If the content producer had 10000 followers willing to "donate" $100, that's a million, down the drain.
The content consumer will be asked to donate again, and might spend another $100. A few years later, another $100.
If the content producer had 10000 followers willing to buy enough STEEM for a vote worth a penny, that amounts to $26000 annually before deductions to the content producer. The content consumer does not need to spend another $100 to support that creator the next year. The 10000 followers willing to spend $100 can also support nine other content producers with that same initial investment of $100. 10 content producers, 10000 followers spending $100 each, that's $260000 annually.
Spend $100 to be able to donate $26 annually, for life. That is a great deal if supporting content producers is something you do with your money. The consumer also gets a return on that $100! The deal of the century, if supporting content producers is something you do with your money.
Nowhere in the post above do I see 10000 people purchasing 2.5 million STEEM. Do I need to explain what happens to the numbers when one creates high demand for STEEM? Things like the fact, as the value of STEEM rises, that vote that was once worth a penny also rises, without the need to spend or "donate" more money.
In the post above, I see a bloody handout and infrastructure that COSTS money. That's all. It's not even written by someone who realizes they're currently working in the entertainment industry.
Factor in everything I said here:
https://steemit.com/steem/@nonameslefttouse/how-much-have-you-spent-on-entertainment-in-your-lifetime
and here:
https://steemit.com/steem/@nonameslefttouse/curators-hello-where-the-hell-are-you
So yeah, the idea in the OP is shit, and I could keep rattling off words, but I think I'll leave it at that for now. Sorry if this ramble doesn't make sense but I only had a couple of minutes to spit out words and ideas that don't stink up the joint.