I agree, if there would be other projects like steemit where the real quality content writers would be rewarded, and not just the circle of jerks and their friends, sure a lot of people would go. Honestly, it is tiring to see fanboys and their articles just being recycled every day on the trending page. People run out of ideas these days.
Steemit's economy is third-world anyway, there are more minnows than the middle class, let's not forget the ruling elite that perpetuates poverty around here.
In the end, the quality content being rewarded is just becoming a myth.
I often wonder if we should just forget the idea of Steemit being a real economy for a moment and take a stand, bullying the third world plagiarism crew away from the service, like it was an old school style message board or forum.
We should let those barely literate, uneducated third world cunts know that their ‘work’ is a pile of shit and that nobody with a reading age of above ten appreciates it.
Regular users like ourselves may not have all that much effect upon the rewards that they receive from Steemit; but letting the useless cunts know that they are no longer deserving of our £2 a month Oxfam donations for clean water is a good start. Besides, if they can afford a computer, chances are that they can find a better way to survive than posting on Steemit.