On the contrary, it is actually smart to place your eggs in one basket. All you have to do is take proper care of that one basket. If you start chasing three rats, how many do you think you'll end up catching?
I also agree with you that there are many ways in which steemit can be improved. As a matter of fact, i wrote an article on that very topic of recent. I couldn't get enough attention though, an irony of sorts because this is one of the things such posts are meant to address...
https://steemit.com/steemit/@seesladen/3-ways-steemit-can-and-should-be-improved
"On the contrary, it is actually smart to place your eggs in one basket."
Good insight. That must be why every financial expert in the world warns against diversification. Oh wait... they don't.