You're right, a one time gift. That's my point.
One time gifts do nothing for future generations of users and eventually we'll end up back where we are now. We'll have the same imbalance with different faces. Would you give a gift every year? That would bleed investors dry.
The only argument to this is that a gift won't be really be changing much in the way of distribution of wealth. In which case what is the point?
it would show the users and the world that steemit is dedicated to decentralization. The other option would be just to burn a large amount like Synereo did. That move on their part solidified their dedication and commitment to decentralization. By holding onto Steem, it doesn't look good in comparison from a user stand point.