You make some excellent points. My favourite one is here:

Their ideological presence had no solid foundation other than what they got served for free — money. A brief fluctuation in price caused them to leave immediately.

I'm sure there are people out there who have big followings who might understand the potential of something like Steemit. If they truly "get it" they will not abandon ship when things get tough.

They will likely not be true celebrities as such - I don't think those kind of people need to come on to a new platform until it is already mainstream.

We should therefore concentrate on the kind of people who are more appropriate.