@joseph, I'll start by saying that I have not been here "since the beginning," so my impressions are based on about 4 1/2 months...
Assorted politicking and and localized "strafing runs" between certain members aside, what I have observed about Steemit is a distinct ambiguity as to "what" this platform really is. Sometimes, it seems like it's trying to be a "social blogging site" along the lines of Xanga in 2005, and sometimes it's a "come all" social network (aka "Farcebook on the blockchain") and sometimes I get the impression it really just wants to be a Reddit variant, right down to the early 2000's user interface.
What's my point? With an ambiguous "target," each new member's perspective on the "right" content to be here will be pretty widely scattered.
Personally? I'm a 20-year blogger and content creator. I was already blowing off Facebook before there was Steemit because I don't like the cesspool of dank memes, photos of tacos and generally shallow selfie-fest that passes for "content" over there. But that's just ME. I am here celebrating a return to social blogging that I have missed for 10+ years... and the likes of which I am finding on the parts of Steemit I seem to use.
I am not the grammar police, nor do I care if you ("global" you) have good English... but I do care whether content is original and feels authentic. An endless ocean of reposted content from elsewhere on the web? Not interested. Besides, where's the "value?" Yeah, I said "value."
Whereas "added value" has perhaps been overblown, value matters. Without "value" of some kind, you're basically dead in the water. Why would anyone use something-- from a restaurant to a web site-- that doesn't add "value" (in some form) to their life? Just saying...
That said, this IS an important discussion you're opening!
I like what you said here .. I just wanted to add something ...
You made some very important points. Steemit is finding it's identity.