EOS is functioning at this point as well... but it is still in testing. My whole point in mentioning EOS is that I have heard that there will likely be a steem-type social media built on EOS. IF it is designed to fix many of the issues with Steemit... there could be a mass migration. Think Myspace ---> facebook.
Steemit's signup process is the worst. I started buying accounts for my friends so that they don't need to go through it.
Smart move buying accounts!
Follow @shadowbot they are gonna have a Facebook type social media called shadowbook. Hopefully gonna be in beta in April or may. But I have no idea