What happened to Steemit?

I have not been on Steemit for a long time, but this is not the Steemit that I was accustomed to.

Is Steemit dead? I was never one of those to make a lot of money here, but I always admired the ones that did.

Some people made thousands per post and although I was not making it, I was happy for them.

What killed or is killing Steemit?

Too many people complaining?
The Bots?
The content?
Too many rules?
Jealousy?
Lack of Community?

Now people are making sites like Steemit...but Steemit had already established itself and could have made many people money.

What would it take to get it back on top again?

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