This is true. Obviously. But people looking after their profits and figuring out a Steemit that onboards people and the added purhasing of STEEM, aren't mutually exclusive.
Easier said than done, though. And I'm not one to claim I have easy answers. I think whoever does, is wrong.
If Steem doesn't work economically then the whole ship sinks. Everyone knows that much.
You wouldn't get that impression that from reading a lot of these comments. Or at least I often don't see it. Many are simply focused on "their" post rewards, or things like not making people feel bad by getting downvoted*, etc. and don't consider the bigger picture or think it matters.
* I'm not saying that people feeling bad is entirely insignificant, but when the question comes down to one of working vs. not working economically, that matters more, and no matter where you come down on this question the problem is that I often don't even see people willing to ask it.
Yes. But what's the best way to make it work economically? People can't even seem to agree on what Steemit is supposed to be.
There are people like me who would like it to be a content publishing platform where creators and curators get rewarded, instead of the content enriching Facebook and Twitter.
And then there are those who place no value at all on the content and social interaction and want STEEM to be reserved for apps.