Hard Fork 19 and the new growth are definitely having impacts -- and not all good ones, that's for sure. It's interesting how some of the same issues rise up every time there's a surge of new people.

And in the original white paper, the Steemit design rejected the tipping approach, because the mental overhead is just too great - other projects show that people seize up and don't tip at all. Yet, with the voting power adjustments, the mental overhead is even greater! And people are definitely leaving a lot of voting impact on the table every day. They aren't using their full vote potential because they are so focused on keeping their percentage high. Even though a low percentage upvote by them pays out better, for the average minnow or small dolphin, than before HF19. There. That's the end of my rant, lol.