What do you see as the actual problems in this scenario though? I guess a lot of it comes down to more people = more posts = upvotes being spread around more. You've then got the accounts that are draining the reward pool for themselves on a daily basis.
$5 per post would be a dream for me. It's rare that my posts see anything above $0.50.
RE: What happened, Steemit? Gone until the necessary reforms.