The retention rate is a problem for steemit. I'm posting this from an external app running on the blockchain all because the interface for steemit is not welcoming it's sub par to what most accustomed to from social media / blogging sites. i'm glad I found the application i'm using because now i'm more than happy. If EOS incorpotares as much or find solutions so some of steemit's problems we could see a shift. I'm all for steemit I love the ecosystem and people i meet here, but more has to be done to retain a 'normal person's' attention. most of steemit's users were crypto fanatics, traders and developers but now there's a whole other demographic .