As much as I wish Steemit will grow bigger and bigger I do have my doubts.
At the moment for most people outside of Steemit there are no real incentives to join here.
They are enjoying a well working platform where they are already connected to friends and other people around the world

It still seems to much of a hassle to join here and then build a new base from scratch. You already can read all posts here without signing up and just for the few dollars or cents you might get for creating content on the blogchain?
If you really want to enjoy all the perks here on Steemit you need to dedicate yourself quite a bit and rub too many bellies to get a little exposure

Well I hope I will be wrong