I really do feel that things have started to pick up around here and there is a lot more positivity from the community. There is still a lot of work to be down and we will not see a lot of growth until we start to get this coin value up but still we are on the right direction. And if you are not happy with steemit or the team then you can still earn steem and a secondary coin by using one of the new sites that has popped up. There are several reasons you might want to use one that address some old problems
1.) If you are not happy with the steemit team
Every one of these new sites are being lead by different people. And some of them are ones I respect from the years I've been here. If steemit leadership is a concern for you then go to a new site with a new team. One of the many new teams popping up has to get it right :p. And if you are still unhappy with the teams then make your own coin
2.) If you are unhappy you don't have a lot of steem
Now is your chance to earn a new coin. Distribution is quite favourable and you can do well on a lot of these sites if you put the effort in. No loner can you complain about not having enough stake as you can become a whale quite easily on these sites. Don't sit on it, even if that market is bad, if you believe in the project get your coins now.
3.) If you are unhappy that people don't get steem is not steemit
With all these new coins popping up and sites that use steem in their titles it will show the world that the steem blockchian is more than just steemit. If we can get just one "killer app" on this chain we can really see an increase in users as well as the value of the coin. I also like that there are sites like battlegames.io that don't even use steem in their title and approach things differently.
4.) If you are unhappy with who owns the big stakes
Don't like how distribution landed on steem? Well now it is a new distribution of a new coin on several sites. And the volume of how owns what and who has voting power will be different on all of them. The stake should be distributed better in a lot of these sites and you will have a stronger community that is built for it. Find one that you are happy with.
5.) If you are unhappy that steemit interface is unorganised
Don't like the hot and trending feed? Maybe you want to get only gaming content or only investing content? Well now you can. There is a site for a few different topics and you can find the content you want. We can still use one for funny stuff and food but they will come I'm sure.
So in conclusion it is really on you now. If you want to make steem the way you want it now is your time.
What new sites are you liking?
