Try signup and you see why... Steem need more users. You can see a lack of comments because outsiders people can't wait seven days or don't want pay... Discovery content? No there!
A solution: Guest Account(like steempress), Light Account(Steem Wallet Address for free), change trending parameter from payout to most most commented posts... It's will not fix all problems, but it's can be a good start...
ya the signup sucks !!! really !!! but dtube and many other things are on the blockchain ... soooo with a few changes it may still do well ...The question is will anyone listen !!!!!!!!!!!!
yes..it's hard to attract people back to steem now