Very interesting read and article. I have the same vision as you but i also think that people joining today steemit on the hopes of making money is harder than when i signed up because by then my self vote was worth at least 0,01$ and now not even that, so new people have to rely on having a great project, making good comments or buying a stake.
I have some steem in binance that i bought but i still don't know if i should transfer it here and power up or just use it for trade.