I've just joined Steemit a couple hours ago, but this already feels like a major problem to run into, the loss of a reply button at old posts. From all the promotion material I gather that this should be a platform to foster community, but if anything older than a month is removed from interaction we're only left with hype. As if anything old does not have value to be engaged with. It reduces the material to pure consumption instead of fostering conversation and creative discussion that could lead us all further. Most big or important things are still significant one month later.
I can imagine that there are reasons behind the time limits regarding pay-out, but with this limitation it feels as if the monetization takes priority over valuable content creation. Can you be the next hype? Instead of can you create something with lasting value that can foster intelligent discussion for a longer time?