While I appreciate that you have done math and figgered out curves and such, in large part this discussion ignores the underlying problem that afflicts Steem: it's focus is on monetization, rather than social interaction and benefit.

That focus being on the right target will enable rigging the cart of economic growth to be drawn by the horse of social interaction, which is completely backwards presently. Your post considers how that cart might drag the horse better, and does so rationally, but that isn't actually a potential surmounting of the challenge Steem faces.

Anyway, you've heard all this before from me, so I won't drag it out again here.

Thanks!