That is perfect feedback. I have many of theses same needs. I think that Steemit itself as an app is just not being updated by the creators. So Busy, Dtube, Dlive are some of the answers to the problem and the future answer to your changes that you want will be in an all new app instead of upgrading Steemit. Go check out @theuxyeti. He is a UX guy and is developing a new app that will be better than Steemit. Don't worry, it will be like Busy or Dtube in the sense your Steemit account will get you access and your wallet doesn't change.