Excellent analysis, thank you!

Since our reputation is as a pay for posting platform, people look to supplement their income and will sell. That downward pressure needs to be balanced by others investing. I think smt's will bring a lot to the table in this regard!

The power down process is already too stringent, imho, and should NOT be made even more so. Where else is your money tied up like this? If you invested in a bank cd, you could pay a penalty to withdraw all your money. Steemit does not have anything comparable. Powering up massive amounts means that you really believe in the long term prospects, barring any changes.

These two issues seem to be our main problems that will hopefully be helped by smt's.