I'm just getting started here with Steemit and glad I was finally able to find a post like this. This platform has enormous potential and I was very surprised at how poor some of this content is and the absurd payouts some people are receiving. Almost everything with big payouts is platitudes to Steemit. I get it guys, Steemit is cool...but can someone post some quality/unique content?
But here's my take, and let's hope for the sake of the platform (and humanity) that this is just Steemit getting its legs. Like those who were fortunate enough to come across Bitcoin in the early days, the early adopters of Steemit are enjoying an unforeseen and exponential upside relative to the value they are creating. This is bringing new users to the platform, and hopefully will attract some very talented people who contribute to a better platform. I'm optimistic - and hopefully we won't have to use the downvote feature much longer as people will just gloss over the nonsense without even voting.