Quite a lot of people are currently discussing HF21 and the EiP. This is a good thing, as engagement is always better than no engagement at all. It means Steem's community is alive.
However, not all of those discussions are optimistic. Quite a few are pessimistic. Mostly by content creators who feel the reward-cut is unfair. Some might even feel as if they're 2nd citizens on Steem and that the TOP witnesses are trying to take from the little guys.
Yes, content creators matter!
Before I go any further, let me state the following: Yes, content creators do matter and are not 2nd citizens on Steem. We (you'll understand that in a few seconds) are a valuable part of the Steem ecosystem and the reward-pool cut/shift from 75/25 to 50/50 is not about "punishing" content-creators or "the little guy". It's about reshifting percentages for the good of Steem.
Now, why did I write we? Am I not clearly a witness and developer? How dare I put myself in the content creator camp, you might think.
Well, you might not know this - as I didn't realize it myself (time flies), but over my 2 years here on Steem, I've created quite a lot of content. To be more precise:
I've created
283 postsand4028 comments.
Now that's obviously not as many as professional content-creators such as 
I am a content creator!
That's right. I'm part of the cool gang! Wait, does this mean I'm in favour of cutting my own rewards? Sh*t ...
...
Just kidding. I'm ofc aware that my own rewards are being cut. Is it going to be worth it? We'll have to see, but that's part of taking risks to change the status quo.
And for those of you, who think that authors should earn more than curators: feel free to read the post below.
https://steemit.com/steem/@josephsavage/who-deserves-more-authors-or-curators
With that said,
I am going to continue to create content on Steem. Regardless if author rewards are at 50%, 40% or even 25%. Because it's not about the money. It's about the creation process. But even if I'd focus on the money: where else do you get paid to create content?
Here are the SQL queries, used in conjunction with STEEMSQL for the posts and comments:
// @therealwolf
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Comments WHERE parent_author = '' AND author = 'therealwolf'
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Comments WHERE parent_author != '' AND author = 'therealwolf'
// @nonameslefttouse
// 2017-08-18 12:38:12 is the creation date of @therealwolf account
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Comments WHERE parent_author = '' AND author = 'nonameslefttouse' AND last_update > '2017-08-18 12:38:12'
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Comments WHERE parent_author != '' AND author = 'nonameslefttouse' AND last_update > '2017-08-18 12:38:12'