Yeah, it's super weird that people keep comparing SteemIt to Facebook. It's its own thing, for one, and of the different social media platforms it's far more like Reddit. Even then, Reddit doesn't have much in the way of proper blogging. People hate Facebook though, so it will continue to be a valid marketing ploy.
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You're completely right, I just think it's dangerous using it as a marketing ploy people don't really respond well to the bait and switch so instead of telling their friends to jump on they're telling them to stay away.
Precisely. The world is paved with good intentions, but these short-sighted lies tend to cause more harm than good.
And do we really want facebook-level quality posts here?
I think of Steemit much like Reddit but I wonder how much of that is just the interface versus what it's actually like. I think its kind of like a cross between Reddit and Medium/Blogger. I wonder if it should be more like a Vbulletin with questions and discussions or if it should be more like blog content with comments and a bit of a centered interface to find new stuff.
It will be interesting to see how things shake out
The design is basically a less fleshed-out Reddit (communities aren't quite as well organized) The culture seems more like a mix of Blogger and Reddit. Communities still pop up around topics, rather than bloggers, but the bulk of the content is done in a blogging style.
I personally treat this a bit more like Reddit, posting my videos and pictures in a less formal way while occasionally doing a more formal blog post. I'd personally like to see more community building aspects to it, but then it might cross over into Reddit too much.
A very smart designer once told me never to make a product that directly competes with another. At the time he was referring to the direct competition between the Sony Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. It applies in all industries though: Keep your model at least somewhat unique to draw in a new crowd. That's what Nintendo did, and the Wii was a huge success despite it's shortcomings.
In other words stay in your lane lol!