Umm, I suppose you didn't read the next part:
>Even if these values are in the blockchain, we don't need to make the problem worse via the gui 

You must seem to think that 99% of people "use tools".  They don't. Most people are lazy, or just take things at face value.

Right now, I bet you only 20% of people even use steemd.com to look at data *IF* - that..

So, I repeat: 
**Even if these values are in the blockchain, we don't need to make the problem worse via the gui by showing the dollar value of a post before payout.**

It's kind of weird. I knew someone would come along and point out it is on a public blockchain, so I even acknowledged the fact they are on a blockchain, my suggest was strictly for the GUI.  (..and of course tools can supplement steemit).

::face palm::

I think I'm just going to go sit down and let someone else point out the obvious again.