This is one of the most useful tips I've come across this week.
There's too much focus on creating content daily, which is basically hard work and may result in lower quality posts.
Leaving valuable comments can earn you a lot more than just the Steem you earn with them. It's the best way to build your network, and we all know that it is your network that is the main factor here.
The problem is that new people are limited by the new RC system and are unable to leave more than just a couple of comments a day. I can understand this is a real turnoff. How can you ever become a part of the community and grow your account when you are limited in your communication?
The result is that most new users leave before they even got started...
I think you made a good point, the RC system can be off putting but it also helps to promt people in to getting to understand the steem blockchain on a deeper level, my daily actions are not always about creating quality content, I do try to put quality out when I can but sometimes I do simple things like photo sharing and commenting which helps to build up SP etc. I also like the fact that we can take part in different challenges, projects and initiatives that can also help anyone to build up SP and RC. I did find it a little frustrating at times when I wanted to comment on a post but had not enough RC - so this nudged me in the direction to figure out how to build up my SP and also invest some crypto in to the platform.