The increasing user base on Steemit is having a darwinian effect on the quality of content rising to the top of the list...
We are not quite there yet, however there has been a marked improvement over the past 2 weeks in line with the user base swelling from 4,700 to over 18,300.
Steemit will live and die by the quality of content on the platform. At the moment every man and his dog is attempting to write content to try and emulate posts like;
‘The First Makeup Up Tutorial’
https://steemit.com/beauty/@guerrint/the-first-steemit-makeup-turtorial-bringing-youtubers-to-steemit
..or even 'The First Male Makeup Tutorial
https://steemit.com/beauty/@roelandp/the-first-steemit-male-makeup-tutorial-bringing-youtubers-to-steemit-roelandp-is-back
But, these users will begin to (or already are) get frustrated by their content disappearing into obscurity within a matter of seconds as only the creme de la creme rise to the top. It is great to see the quality of the content increasing and this needs to be the case in order for Steemit to succeed. We need to hook non-successful blogger into staying on the platform and contributing by curation, and also for these users to enjoy their experience.
Competition will only get hotter, and with every day that passes, I expect the top pages to become filled to the brim with more intellectual, humorous, original, quality content. If the content is good enough, Steemit will generate a very large curation base which will help Steemit succeed in the long run...