Who would initiate a 13 week unstaking process for $20 in some cryptocurrency? In most cases, they would simply abandon the account.
I am not so sure about that.
Some people go over each other even for a few cents.
The bad marketing of Steemit attracted many selfish and many greedy people.
That is true. As long as such people are a minority, we can aim to have millions of accounts with only few dollars worth HIVE in them.