and changing the UI design when there are plans for changes that will be altering how the whole platform works (like communities) is not smart actually from a business/development perspective.
It will be soooo different the website with the "communities" and "go mobile" that it has to change overall even the design UI/UX of the complete site? And again you are thinking from a bussines/developer perspective. You should think a bit in the users who are the people who will support the platform with content at the end. And actually as a bussines who depend of the users I personally would disagree with this strategy (my bussines perspective) I would try to get a balance between everything.
Look, normal people need to see things changing, at least a bit. And give some design changes that take a looot less time that developing changes normally will make people happy. You should have seeing that on Facebook, they release things drop by drop and people get happy even if they do not get paid there :o)... And normally you do not make big changes from one day to the other also. At least I would not do it in that way.
End users are not necessarily going to know the right way to get us there though.
I think you are underestimating end users a bit here. And more in Steemit where there is a "Public opinion" that normally is listened. (or it supose to be listened)
Pd: sorry for my english... it is not the best but I hope you can understand what i mean.
Be patient. That's about the only advice I have to give. If you don't like what they are doing, there are other projects like Busy.org and others that are more focused on the front end UI stuff. It is not that Steemit doesn't consider that stuff important, but they are a relatively small team, and they have other priorities at the moment.
Yes I will :) but.... In the meantime https://scrypto.io/
Edit: This is what I was talking about it, sadly is not Steemit.
I took a quick look. I'm not sure what you wanted me to see. It looks like they are still in the phase of trying to raise money though an ICO.
They have a working product. Did you really took a look? Nevermind :)
Like I said, I just took a really quick look. What about it do you like?
I have to move out now to a meeting, when I come back I will tell you. Sorry about that. Til then have a nice day :)