Tasteem have a massive amount of delegation to play with. They need to be very careful how they use it as there are bound to be people trying to exploit them. I do thing dapps like this are a great use of the Steem blockchain, but the 7 day payout limits what rewards you can get.
I was just reading this about Youtubers getting burnt out from the constant pressure to keep producing content. I wonder if this will be an issue for Steemians too. If you are relying on it for your income then it will get stressful, although we don't have to contend with the Youtube algorithm, just the whims of users.
I don't think this will ever replace my day job, not while I have to keep buying STEEM to keep my full vote at the same level. I seem to have been doing this for months now.
The Tasteem people are doing good and getting there I think. There's some entries in the current contest which have been disqualified due to the posters never being at the venue. I think the ban list will be getting bigger soon.
Some will do anything to try and make a dollar. Moderating it must be a lot of work.
It remains to be seen what the crypto markets will do. They are so jumpy and I doubt anyone can make long-term predictions.