Maybe, the truth is that the steem network doesn't really need steemit to exist.  Steemit is more of a test net (still in beta mode) to prove that we can reward people with cryptos in a social network type atmosphere.  They have already shown it can work with not much oversight or work, so imagine when SMT's come out like Appics, a crypto that **IS** focused on social media not just running a beta test net, I feel like steem will really take off then regardless of what steemit is doing or not doing.  So truth be told I don't think STEEM really cares about steemit at all, they are looking forward to bigger better things where they are just the platform on which other cryptos ride, kind of like etherium in a sense but for social media outlets..