Download the extension to experience the ease of sharing and monetizing content. Sending crypto to someones address takes like ten times as long and is a hassle compared to AMP and wildspark. Youtube trending is manipulated very badly. With wildspark you can have a truely organic trending section. In this sense they have some competition because Lbry.io and dtube also have an organic trending sections. The main difference is how fast and easy wildspark is to use. A youtube user can upload their content without even leaving youtube and it can be done in like 3 seconds. I think many of the features that are missing like a search box etc. will be realized when product X is released.
The value proposition you just described is so low that it isn't worth to invest in it. If Synereo really wants to make a change and become a serious project they will need to focus on censorship resistance.