As a very new user of Steem, i must admit that the USD conversion of SBD was, and is still very attractive. I think that to dismiss this fact, is to possibly dismiss the main reason for Steem's exponential growth in the last few months.
Since the platform is still rather young, I hope SBD stays higher than 1 USD for a long as possible, as much as I can understand the necessity/appeal of it being a pegged currency.
Enjoyed your post, not the first time I find something you write very insightful, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the praise! Welcome to the platform.