I can appreciate that, and I'm not trying to start an argument, even though I'm in the "content quality is completely subjective" camp.

But how would you measure the quality of content? If not for their popularity. The way I see it, quality is subjective, popularity is objective. I'm sure everyone can agree that Steemit needs content that works as a "draw" for people to join Steemit.

But is a post on the latest phases of microbiology objectively high quality content as opposed to something else?

Top 5 Best Selling Books of All Time:

#1 – Don Quixote (500 million copies sold)
#2 – A Tale of Two Cities (200 million copies sold)
#3 – The Lord of the Rings (150 million copies sold)
#4 – The Little Prince (142 million copies sold)
#5 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (107 million copies sold)

My point being that it's all fiction. Entertainment.

Also, on Facebook light and fun content seems to get more likes than posts on microbiology. The big masses don't seem to join Facebook to discuss microbiology.

What say you?

Don't take this antagonistic, it's a sincere conversation opener.