Can Steemit help "fix" the problem of economics? [dTube]

I had a super interesting conversation with economist/professor Steven Payson about the shortcomings of what's being taught in economics classes currently. His critique was only partially political but heavily based on some of the paradigms that have developed in the world of economics academia.

As I was doing the interview, I couldn't help by wonder whether there are ways in which the Steem blockchain and its associated platforms, whether it's Hive account@utopian-io or others might be able to improve the way in which economics is taught and research...maybe too ambitious? What do people think?