There was a compelling vision that was proposed at the beginning of Steemit's creation. The will to bring that vision into fruition has diminished over time for a number of reasons.

• new users who have not been exposed to the vision
• doubts and concerns about the validity of the vision
• competing visions
• many more...

Personally, I would like to see the original vision be allowed time, to come into fruition, before we start pruning bits off.

Some of the push for change will come from impatience and the desire for immediate results. We risk diminishing the future value by diminishing the vision now, in that quest for immediacy.

I'm not convinced that the participants of the platform have been given the chance to adapt their way of behaving to match the vision of the platform. As time goes on, I believe that those who are short sighted will depart the platform, and those seeking long term benefits will remain.

We have barely begun that process, given that the hard fork that allowed the power downs and departure from the platform only came into being a short time ago (the project has not even had its first anniversary).

I would counsel patience and forbearance. The vision can be realized. Behaviour can change. It requires time, diligence and perseverance to achieve a long term goal or a grand vision.