This update may discourage many smaller users from contributing to the platform.
Especially with regards to in-depth, niche subjects, and quality posts.

I am lucky if I get 20 votes on a post let alone 20 steem per post, some of my 'science' or foreign aid posts can take months to compile. For example, here's a video that I had commissioned for a conference
6 months of work, dozens of fo people involved. Several tens of thousand views and likes on other platforms but only 7 votes here in Steemit:We must Return: Building the Moon Base. https://steemit.com/dtube/@epicdave/4858lgu0fgw
Same goes for news related text posts "The A.I Medical Revolution?💻: https://steemit.com/science/@epicdave/the-ai-medical-revolution-jg3cambh

No way in Hell are both posts combined close to 20 steem.

It's difficult to grow here on Steem as it is, but these new changes are going to make it next to impossible. It seems like the whales are the priority with this update.

I wonder if these changes will cripple community projects like @actifit ?

Steem has done a lot to empower people from developing nations, those who a few dollars will go a long way in helping. I fear this update will cripple such users and further reward 'whales' ...