Hey Hive account@yabapmatt, thank you so much for what you have said.

I totally agree with this:

While we're spending time messing around with parameters that a very small number of people actually understand or care about, Steem will continue its steady decline as the rest of the world flocks to the platforms that understand user experience and marketing.

In a grand vision of Steem where millions of people are playing Splinterlands, sharing pictures on Appics, posting reviews on SteemHunt, logging their workout on Actifit, and so much more - all of which are using their own tokens with their own individual economies powered by Steem - does the curation split or reward curve of the STEEM token really matter? Does it help us achieve that goal or does it distract from it?

We need to make these apps with optimum UX & UI and market them aggressively. The apps are what people will be attracted to, not so much Steem as a blogging platform.

P.S. Resteemed! (: