Overestimating one's importance seems to be a first-world cultural problem that's spreading. It's been refreshing being in Thailand and Vietnam where that doesn't seem to be so epidemic.
I think you're right, this will change as it grows, but I've been posting less and less about Steeitit and more and more about other stuff, this post excluded.
It's interesting to note though how many more comments a Steem-related post gets. We just love to talk about Steemit on Steemit. It's almost nauseating sometimes. Hahahahaha!