i really like this post. Have influencers en steemit is a really great boost for new people get into this. Steemit as idea has a lot potential. But i Really don't feel the shareholders and the whales are concern about the future in long term.
We need to the user see steemit as it is. A social media when u cant earn tokens. Instead a mining of tokens. that i think is the reason for a lot a content creator who add value, subjective value are gone to other platform.
In the end. what make steem great is his community. If nobody use a new technology or product, that shit is worthless, don´t has value.