Holy Shit I was saying this last August already .... everyone here wants Steemit to blow up to the masses.

However, the elitism feeling here will not attract the masses .... EVER. You want this to blow up like Facebook? Than you better learn to accept people who are not grammar experts, you should consider up voting other people and their posts who might not exactly be your cup of tea but still is a interesting post that appeals to another sub set of interest.

I took a hiatus for a few months because of this and the behavior here still remains the same as it was back in August last year.

People might not like this but its fact and true, the people here or the system will need to be more accepting and rewarding for this truly to grow into something serious.

You still see the same names/accounts with the high payouts and most payouts, regardless if what they posted has any substance to that post.

The down voting system plays into the whole elitism feeling I referred to above.

I only type this comment now because I would love nothing more to see Steemit blow up to the masses, but fact is it won't happen if Steemit remains mostly a crypto currency medium with select people being rewarded anything meaningful.