@kyriacos : What I miss in this post is your opinion on how Steemit can be a massive success.
The typical criticism of criticism is : criticism ( as its usually carried out ) depresses and puts people down - without any serious interest in how things could get better.
You see it everywhere. The critics FADE AWAY and become irrelevant for the people they are trying to reach. This is the moment the critics stop believing that things can get better and stop giving attention to this possibility. This is also the moment when the people who need to listen to them, stop listening to them. And they justify not listening to the critics by saying : "they only complain and have no real value to add themselves".
Its like this hellish role that people get stock into, where its really hard to get out. What started as well meaning advice on how to improve things, gradually deteriorates into a kind of sad hopeless attitude. The trap in it is this : after a while the critic only begins to see confirmations of the hopelessness of the situation. This makes it less interesting for the people who still believe in success, to listen to them. Which again reinforces the impression that "They are not even listening so therefore it probably is hopeless". Which again reinforces the impression "They only complain without offering real solutions to improve things".
Do you see the pattern here?
RE: Why Steemians Don't Stick Around - The Problem With User Retention