When I started using Steemit I thought it would be an alternative to more traditional media such as Fakebook, but I see that the problem is in people and not in the platform.
What I see at Steemit is that there are huge numbers of socialists who think "of the general well-being of the population," including many whales.
They flag comments and posts that, according to them, go against the philosophy of the community and blah blah.
For me most of the arguments are socialist talk, or worse, use socialist arguments because he is afraid that a newbie may over time have more power than themselves.
Anyway, one interesting conclusion I get is that the root of the problem is people, not platform.
Great post my friend.
Upvoted and resteemed
There is some of that. There are a lot of anti-socialists here too. In fact the two founders are both anarcho-capitalists which definitely is not an ideology that is a fan of socialism.
EDIT: The problem is that some (not all) advocates for socialism do what is naturally the problem with socialism. They try to use force to make people comply with their personal wishes.
Etiquette to many is a form of socialism, that is why you are a socialist in my book :)
actually 'liking your own comments' or that you should value posts above author would be one of those blah blahs, you think talking about social guidelines is unnecessary? I see there is a difference between flagging and talking ethics, but if someone is behaving in a way that you just don't want to tolerate you should be free to act accordingly.
Worst. Conclusion. Ever. to be fair @dwinblood expresses a similar thought when he says "people are not ready", but it is in fact an argument you hear for bad ideas like original socialism all the time. It sounds to me like "We just have to convince them and then everyone will agree with us" at least when it comes to political ideologies.