your second paragraph-- so much! i recently invited an incredibly talented blogger and am kinda teaching her the ropes. i hope she stays, but what's the incentive? crazy ppl like me who got hooked early on in my steeming (when steem was at $8)... if you live in the US or another country with a high fiat currency value, the amount we can earn here (especially in the downtimes) doesn't incentivize many to come and then to stay and continue to produce.