I agree with you.
People who can’t afford to pay $100 to start, probably shouldn’t have a community anyways.
That is a very pompous and airheaded statement. Most of the world is poor. Lack of money doesn't mean lack of ideas, potential, or value. This statement really has me questioning what kind of person you are. Wow. Disgusting.
Plus, I think with the whole "name-squatting" thing you're missing a critical ancedote: Reddit
Creating sub-reddits is free, and Reddit has about a bajillion more users than Steem. Even still, it's not too hard to get a name you want on there.
This. Steem is already dominated by whales. Raising the barrier to entry on anything is completely asinine. The community is already small. How do you expect to grow when there are free alternatives out there.
I'm really questioning how much thought other than greed and stupidity went into the OP's post.
100%
Always be careful when making broad-stroke callouts on large groups of people. OP is apparently able to drop hundreds of dollars to startup every little idea they have, good for them. Many people can't.
We should encourage the "start from nothing, rise to greatness" ideology on here, not shout against it. That almost feels opposite to the entire idea of crypto, blockchain, and the internet as a whole!