Switching from insta for me has been an experience. I still find steemit like old twitter. Real people with real views. And real conversation for the most part. Because of the built in incentive. Shit comments like "nice" just don't cut it....and I think people will figure it out quickly. That said, I think the platform still has room to grow - and interface wise they could build in measures to stop the most egregious behaviours.
RE: @surfermarly is right to say that greed has overtaken community spirit on Steemit.