Sadly many people can only jump on a bandwagon. They don't really know how to go out and explore for themselves. Certainly there is room for improvement on the platform and user retention is probably a bit of an issue but if anyone sticks around theycdiscover they actually have an influence on the direction of the platform and want to stick around.

I think it's only weeks before steemit catches on though. With all the people starting crypto portfolios from nothing and crypto finally going mainstream, it won't be long before we don't know what to do with all the new users.