While #Steemit is an #OpenSource application, it does not appear to be federated, so although I could run my own server it won't connect with Steemit's main servers. Assigning payment to posts is only going result in posts for the sake of making money. And three of the four top posts right now seem to be exactly that, click-bait to get upvotes. I'd rather post when I have something to contribute, regardless of how I think it will be received. And finally, the site is #Javascrippled, but what isn't these days?