Great article. Indeed one of the main flaws is that freshly starting users with low reputation are marginalized and it is getting increasingly difficult to get attention within 7 days without a big follower base.
Steemit has become a money draining machine for some whales and as such it will have a hard time on the long run with the upcoming competitors who have different playing rules (e.g. like everybody has the same voting power, not dependent on steempower).
Often in history the pioneer disappeared from market because he didn´t adopt. I hope Steemit will not go the Nokia way.
Yes, I hope it does not follow the path of Nokia, improvements must be made, I propose that we, the users, can help a lot if we change our interaction with the platform a bit. On the other hand, a few technical changes are also needed. Making the accounts more accessible, would be a good improvement.