It's important stuff to consider, @kubbyelizabeth, especially in a decentralized structure like Steemit. The questions must be asked... it's a bit like going to the doctor; we try to impress the doctor but forget that the doctor works for US (we're paying!), not the other way around.
I want to write, and I want a venue of some consistent quality that remains stable and "there" in the long term. As such, I recommend we figure out long term objectives, so we can implement short term solutions that inform those long term objectives.
And that can be very hard to do in a system that involves rewards... everybody's more concerned about whether they can "buy a hamburger tomorrow" than whether they will have $10K in their investment account, five years from now.
How do you recommend we figure out long term objectives, so we can implement short term solutions that inform those long term objectives.
Is wanting a venue of consistent quality that remains stable in the long term to simple to achieve?