Well, frankly, everything depends on how you look at it - unless there is objective evidence your view is false.) But I digress.=)
Well, I understand the idea of a social platform is in its name - to build a community. My point, I guess, is that SteemIt doesn't give new players to do so effortlessly. I mean, just a simple multiple choice question - if both Facebook and SteemIt rewarded you with the exact same money, would you be posting here or on Facebook? This is not only a problem of inconvenience, it is a problem when the lack of tools available to newcomers (average people) consolidates power in the hands of those who already holds it.
I do enjoy SteemIt, but that's not a motivation enough. I either dig through it or I do some research and produce content. Time resources are limited, especially if you have other work.
And I am skeptical about your observations of people's interests). That's exactly what I wanted to say - people might as well (and I would argue most likely) vote for highly voted posts or popular bloggers for the financial incentive in it. I wouldn't be surprised if most of those people don't even read them (heck, I hear there is an automatic Steem voting service for that!)
Now, this issue is inherent to the way societies function in general, so my complaining about it would be trite. But I do want SteemIt to be a better platform and I do want SteemIt to try and address it. If I could help somehow, I would, but I don't even know how - and that's another issue with the platform, in my humblest opinion. =)