It seems like there is so much infighting these days on steemit.

I hear so much negativity about whales on the platform now. They were supposed to be the ones helping the small accounts to grow.

There has been a lot of abuse on the platform that i think has also stunted the growth, i think a lot of people start on the platform and when they realise just how complex the economics of it is, they get intimidated.

Even with the price of STEEM at 1.5usd , Very few have 750usd to become a minnow. And getting there organically would be a full time job to say the least. There are so many users that are getting their but they invest so much time and energy in the platform.

I hope that this platform grows and sees more users, but i dont think it can be marketed as a "profitable" social media platform for most users. Most users will be very disappointed and abandon when they peg their expectations to the "trending" page.

However in light of the recent Facebook fiasco, i do hope to see a lot of new users on the platform.