https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy
I made a post about Attention Economics, but in the process of adding the wikipedia page to my post, I noticed that Steemit had been added to that page. That is huge. Synereo isn't even on that page, and they have a LOT of literature devoted to defining themselves as the "attention economy engine"
The reason this is a big deal is that if Steemit functions as a proof of concept to show that "attention economics" works not only with the person consuming the media, but giving a direct line of communication to the person producing the media with rewards built in for both participants, Steemit effectively has revolutionized Social media and application of Attention economics.
This is much more than just a "blockchain app"...this is application of high level game theory.
Hats off devs!