RE: Steemit State of the Site: Retention
It does, but the problem is the positive dynamics of doing actual socialising isn't readily apparent.
Another problem is the spread of voting power and the limits of the current system. Unless new people get some more voting power within first couple of weeks the situation won't change. That is the idea about #spreadthepower. If you are an active user, if you do post meaningful and interest stuff, if you get involved, there needs to be some incentive not in the current form, but with increasing SP. Currently the visibility for the stuff by new users is low and sheer ammount of noise to content, to current SP holders it is not viable. There is also a thibg with UX. Hopefully the changes will come soon enough. But, the userbase is better do their part also.
Follow "new" posts, those users are following all the directions to write their content just right. Format their pictures, use bold... blah, blah. It is interesting or it isn't. But they/we are trying to follow the direction leaders are giving.
The direction from leadership and whales, if there is any, would be a serious problem. If people seemingly in charge are telling people how to post and those people are investing time into their post, and then they fail... That's going to annoy, aggravate, and drive people out.
Why follow one format when it does nothing for you and you could have used your own voice?
Agreed. People are frustrated, and when you give people advice and it doesn't work. Stop listening. Yet, keep trying new things.
Then it just boils down to, will they try new things jn the place that frustrates them or somewhere fresh?