I will say, I've been trying to come up with ideas of how we can convince people to be better community members, but so far most of my ideas would sound somewhat oppressive and non-decentralized. I've made a couple of posts requesting upvotes so I could help my parents with my dad's medical bills. I even managed to make the first donation on his crowd funding campaign in the name of steemit yet there has been almost no further interest in the campaign, even after I've shared the link multiple times showing how much the post earned, what exchange rate I used to get the bitcoin, and how much was donated. It's starting to get frustrating that I see a post with a meme (which takes what, thirty seconds to make?) garners 900 in the course of two hours.

I also try to be really involved in the community. I'm not a developer so I can't write fancy websites or apps, but I've been lurking, trying to answer questions and help when people ask. A lot of the time it seems like the circlejerk is still alive and well, but it looks more like most people have their backs to each other. Sorry if this is a bit of a rant but I really do like this site, I love the idea and I want to see it grow and work and become a place that will genuinely benefit humanity... but maybe I've just got too much faith in people.