I don’t have much more of a comment other than to say I whole-heartedly agree with you.

I would feel it more useful if the display of Steem reward was not reflected as a figure in $.
Firstly, because I’m not in the USA, so any number has no connection to reality for me in a financial sense.
But secondly, because we are talking about a token that has value within the context of the Steem community. Linking it to fiat currency presupposes the importance of fiat... which most of us would probably agree we are in some way protesting against by adopting cryptocurrencies.

Irrespective, the Steem community and its diversity is what is addictive. Plus it’s a great platform for creative expression.