yes, I agree that making the tail thicker would greatly reduce user burnout and desertion. Have you requested a change in github? I feel that the reliance on the "long-tail" skinny rewards structure is not working with real people. Just now, I'm fb messaging a steemit friend who is feeling quite negative and down about this exact thing but he would never publicly mention it here on steemit. He's also on a "stemit vacation" to clear his mind. So, we have a situation where we never really learn what is causing people to leave, because they are attacked for admitting their true experiences or they just censor themselves and never fully disclose their feelings. I see it as one of the central problems that people leave.