Thank you for posting @cryptoctopus.
Yes....the simpler the better. One does hope straightforward and simple are measurements of considerations for the platform.
Many users here at Steemit are first time Social Network users and appreciate that these various 'Social Network' buttons are discreet...if changes are made....then an option to delete them all together would be desirable for some.
If one may express opinion.....Steemit does not need flash and dash....For example....there are those who have aired their views regarding the annoying red tab notification. If one is unaware that there is a decentralized network that does not invade your privacy....steal your content......manipulate your feed .....until then.......why would anyone want Steemit when they have Facebook?
Until either the public is ready for what Steemit has to offer or Steemit can market what separates it from the rest....what makes it the future...what puts it on the edge of everything that is exciting...then no amount of flash and dash...bells and whistles...is going to change Steemit's place in the market.
Appreciate the opportunity to ponder your post and express these thoughts.
All the best. Cheers.
@bleujay I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you here. I think that the life or death of a social network is directly correlated with the momentum from early adoption, user growth and retention, engagement, etc. and THOSE things (KPIs if you will, thank you @cryptoctopus) are directly tied to the vision of the founders of the platform and user-friendly characteristics. A mobile application for Steemit would be FANTASTIC (but let's take baby steps lest we run off cliffs like the dodo).
And let's be real, nobody wants Steemit to invade privacy, steal content, or manipulate their feed. But as a social network built on decentralization, it WILL have to have a centralized team that drives innovation within the platform or "Steemit 2.0" will soon emerge, do all of the things Steemit isn't doing, pull users, and R.I.P. Steemit.
"The big fish no longer eats the small fish... The fast fish now eats the slow fish."