The issue with Steemit imho is the voting system, which is currently being gamed by bots. This in turn makes it difficult for new authors to gain recognition. IF another blockchain-based social media platform solves this issue, Steemit will be in trouble.
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I think the bots issues is only going to become more and more intense. It's not gonna be an easy thing to permanently solve. I think if users were given tools (i.e. bot like services) inbuilt into the system, it might take some of the benefit of bots away. Not sure, just a thought.
One way to solve the bot issue is to just award votes purely based on SP balance, because tight now the bots are gaming the timing of the votes. That way, if someone wants to operate a bot, they would have to purchase plenty of Steem, which benefits the whole ecosystem and makes the operating of bots a more expensive endevour.