I consider Steemit concept to be sort of ahead of time )
Imagine that in the middle of 19 century you have created automobile and present it to the public. Will it go to the moon? - Not nessesery.
Because you'll need roads, you'll need refinery, and, probably most important you'll need to teach people how to use it. Otherwise people would just say, "nice coach, but how to couple it with a horse?")
So, Steemit is very misunderstood thing now. To hope that using advertising banners might somehow help is like trying to couple automobile with a horse )
I do very much symphathize with this post, which is actually also a response to the same post of @timcliff you are inspired by
https://steemit.com/steem/@dragosroua/steem-is-a-river-sbd-is-bottled-water-and-steem-power-is-a-dam
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To continue your analogy, I'm looking at Steemit as a mechanic, whereas you look at it as a car fan who would enjoy the lines of a brand new vehicle.
I do consider Steemit innovative, but its core idea of freedom of speech and decentralization is slowly starting to fade. In a couple of years, Steemit will be yet another website with banners, with which to pay its authors. The downside is that authors will have to bother converting from an exotic crypto to a fiat currency, instead of getting paid directly in USD or euro.