Who do you think is attracted to the vapid "MONEY TALKS" blurb that jumps out at you when you visit steemit for the first time? Scam artists and super greedy types. This is one of the central issues in my estimation. TBH, if I had never visited Steemit before and all i saw was "MONEY TALKS", I probably would not even join. It looks scammy.
If i were in control, I would change that message to:
"Welcome to the New Gift Economy"
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