Right now there are #7153 accounts with a 1000 SP or more.
If he wants crypto to get in the hands as many people easy on-boarding is a must. If the people can't join, how are you going to distribute it?
Another problem is the cost of the blockchain. It's way too high. They are working on this aspect right now I think. Not sure though, we need a new update first.
@exyle, i think we are in a rut thats deeper than onboarding. I think distribution, while extremely important is plagued with it's own problems. There is still no driving factor for someone to be on steemit.
I often refer back to facebook, why did people join FB, or instagram? its all about connecting and sharing information, and that really didn't take off until people were able to realign themselves within the platform through facebook groups. And for instagram, it was categorization through hashtags.
I'd like to see more accounts on here, but even creating an account is difficult. Thats the first barrier. Account creation, and passwords!