Steemit really is a very ... shall we say 'limited' social media platform. It lacks most (all) of the features we'd demand from a platform if we weren't crypto peeps or already making serious dosh from early adopter position.
For steemit to gain any serious ground as a social media platform its going to need to implement social media tools very quickly. The currency feature is a novelty but it wont last. Especially when we watch the way content is being favored.
I agree with this entirely. Steemit needs to implement some way to truly customize and build a community. What I've noticed is that the potential subversive value of Steemit is being missed out on entirely right now. The posts that are being rewarded financially are the same kinds of posts that get rewarded in the "real world". The posts that engage heterosexual bro-dudes, etc. I want to see this community grow to embrace all walks of life. All kinds of people. This place could be hugely subversive to the financial reward systems as they exist currently, but right now it's just feeding the same old/same old things that get rewarded everywhere else. If it continues on that path then it's lost the coolest potential it ever had--overthrowing the system.