Yup. I've lots of thoughts on this—mostly pet theories. Steemit has been in beta for a really long time, and you can only do really well as a content-creator if you're networking, and networking is not easy here. I think it's purposeful, like a weird ecosystem they've made so that if you've got the capacity—the white paper calls it "proof-of-brain"—you'll make it work, anddddd truly add value to​ the blockchain.