The only thing mentioned were early start-up issues, not the entire blockchain seizing up like a suburban dad having a heart attack from shoveling too much snow off of his driveway.

And no, the PoS vs PoW isn't an opinion - its technical merits and drawbacks that aren't touched upon, because every post about Steemit is rah-rah go team - instead of taking a hard look at why it functions the way it does.

Steemit is going to have to do something radically different to change that 13% retention rate, that's for sure. But I doubt they have the will to refactor a system they're obviously emotionally invested in.