Did they just lower curation rewards to 25Percent? I think that is one things lowering the active use percentage. It needs to be higher because everyone can curate. Focusing on blogging is like trying to line up the Uber drivers with no customers . They'll all leave! Higher curation rewards will get more users here. Preferably a steeper time premium perhaps one hour?
RE: What's Important to Steemit’s Longevity? - Inspiried by @anyx ‘Tragedy of The Commons’