...one of the other main problems with Steemit is the fact that there is almost no original content posted. The vast majority of it is simply copied and pasted from somewhere else on the Internet.

And I don't personally see a problem with that.

If people want to treat steemit as a sort of news aggregator, that seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Slashdot, FARK, GoogleNews, and actually most "news" sources don't post original content. They just regurgitate Reuters and the Associated Press.

Why do I care if it's "original" or not. I only care if it's interesting.

Although, I do find those on the almighty steemit "top trending" page to be pretty boring.