I believe the SPS (Steem Worker Proposal System) will offer the ability to take on some of the much needed updates here, through the community itself.

It’s no secret that many here feel there is a need for better UI/UX, Development, Marketing, Outreach, Onboarding, Retention etc. This all theoretically could be taken care of through the worker proposal system, with the community being able to decide what receives the funding.

This would also solve the problem of beneficial projects from the community not being able to get support, as anyone could put in a proposal and if the community sees it as beneficial, it could receive funding.

This sort of worker proposal system has been used with success on other blockchains and I believe it could very much allow us, the community, to fix some of the glaring issues here.

But it needs sustainable funding.

The largest part of the inflation pool is diverted to the authors here, and therefore it’s the most logical place to redirect a small percentage from, imo.

As someone who only earns STEEM through posting, I understand how many content creators may feel that this would negatively effect their short term rewards, but seeing all the facts as well as potential increase of overall STEEM value from having a worker proposal system like this, I honestly think we would all benefit and therefore our rewards would be higher.

As the Steem ecosystem improves, we all earn more.

This is my personal opinion on this, and I think Steem needs this, truely... or we will continue having gaps that hold us back as a whole.

It’s a way for us as a community to take ownership and pull together to push Steem to where it should be, and therefore stop depending on Steemit Inc. so much. This means that we as a community have to pull together to fund it too though, and as part of this community I believe this could be a way forward.