Maybe I have been lucky to not cross anyone that has tried to do anything against me, and it is always counter productive to try and code in censorship...

The nice thing with a free market of ideas is that the best ideas will tend towards the top.

I love to debate ideas, and because that involves controversy, going to draw in some level of arguments / conflict. The other platforms are hemorrhaging numbers because of censorship, so it's important for long term success to avoid that.

For all the good of Steemit, that doesn't mean there aren't issues. IMO, the biggest complaint I have is that content expires after 7 days... There's not really a use in making; for example; a tutorial for a topic that might get a trickle of interest over years, it will only ever be worth what was seen in the first week.

The abuse of the system is pretty flagrant... The bots have far too much influence. However, from time to time people can be spotted that have developed a following over sufficient time that they don't NEED bots. That is a massive challenge for noobs, watching your 750 word essay getting almost nothing, while some can make a paragraph of nonsense making sometimes in the 1000$ range...

In case I wasn't clear, I generally agree, some complain far too much, don't want to put any effort and expect miracles, and trying to pull value from others you disagree with harms the community, when the mute feature will produce the same effect without the negative repercussions.

In case I wasn't clear, I generally agree, some complain far too much, don't want to put any effort and expect miracles, and trying to pull value from others you disagree with harms the community, when the mute feature will produce the same effect without the negative repercussions.