I'm not sure it's bad for the ecosystem in the long run for Steemit Inc to play a less central role. Sure it's painful in the short term while other better account creation tools are created, but at the end of the day, we don't need a single centralized company creating everyone's accounts and contributing to the misconception that Steem = Steemit.
I create accounts for my friends and you should do the same!
It is bad because if new people don't come in , no one pays the bills. Don't you know how technology pyramids played out like , for example pets.com ?