^ THIS!!!! It feels somehow close, like maybe the possibilities of it being a radically cool thing are there....but maybe it's just a thin veneer of 'newness' covering an even worse system of incentives. I'm kinda hoping there are future interfaces that lend themselves to solid communities as opposed to senseless attention grabbing. It's seriously cool that it does function as a blockchain though, and that people can and will build all sorts of interfaces for it, using it in creative and unforeseen ways =)
Actually one thing that sort of bothers me is the fact that the system demands 'fresh' content all the time. Like instead of investing and editing, and enhancing a single page to make it more valuable, complete, and useful over time...it seems like the incentive is there to push out NEW things. I'm wondering if my already torn and battered attention span is going to appreciate my new cerebral interest in Steem.
I have much of the same kinds of worries. Already youtube is a mess of attention seeking, which is fine in one way, seeking attention for the sake of it, I guess thats a choice... but when money comes into it, the quality of content sinks dramatically. Im already seeing many posts like this on steemit, Im hoping that wanes over time but we shall see.