Thanks for the thoughtful comment!

I agree entirely with most of what you say here... I'm a strong proponent of slowly building a strong base of "serious users" before the whole mass marketing thing sets in. As mentioned in the article, I've watched the destructive power of "money for nothing seekers" who have zero interest in the actual venue... only in whatever dollars and cents they can scrape out.

It's a bit like forestry... you can absolutely "make money," but do you just go in and "clear cut" everything and then stand around wondering why there's no forest left or do you carefully manage your trees for the long term benefit of all. Many people are greedy and short sighted, and that can be a real threat to a venue like this.

I have mostly approached people I have "direct" connections with from old blogging venues; people I already know as quality and prolific content creators... pitching Steemit as a key piece of social media for the future, as well as filling a gap ("Social Blogging") some of us really miss.