Do you know what's deliciously ironic? Crypto devs and celebrities preaching about decentralisation through centrally-managed platforms like Facebook, Medium, Twitter, and Reddit. I know Steemit can be ugly sometimes and Steem is still rough around the edges, but I'd say that it's a fundamentally good blueprint to build on. Drop your ego, look past your disagreements, and see this protocol for what it is. Delegated Proof-of-Stake has been working in returning capital back to users of the platform, decentralising itself as time goes by. Support free media just by using the Steem network!
Sure, it's a shame that it's facing some technical difficulties recently. But that's the price of pushing boundaries. We still have squeaky wheels here and there. Devs are working on it around the block! Regardless, we definitely could use more brains and everything else to keep improving the game. We need more users and communication. Anyway..
Today a friend mentioned that he hopes that announcements during Steemfest will send Steem to the moon. I'm a man of risk, but I've always tried not to leave matters to chance alone. Instead of putting too much hope in others, one must also do what they can for the cause. So here's what I said.
Use the platform more often :P
More activity leads to more value. Ain't rocket science. So follow my alt-account 
Important Notice:
I've just got notified that passwords used on Zappl are actually sent to their server so it's rather insecure at the moment. Either avoid using it until it's fixed or at most, only use your posting key of an alt-account if you want to try it out! Same applies to any Steem-based applications that request for your password. Becareful and understand what you're getting into before providing your key / password.