@barrycooper, I agree with a lot of what you said, but if we want to ensure that Steem/Steem Dollars keep their value, we need to focus on coming up with uses for the Steem blockchain in business and other areas that will create buy support and long-term investment and engage users. This problem is way beyond the mechanics of the Steemit front-end and the politics of blogging.

The whales understand the economics here and the situation the minnows are facing.

How do we know some of the Steem Whales are not cops? I’m positive the CIA has tens of thousands of agents worldwide. We also know through court records they infiltrate and disrupt activist organizations.

Are you being facetious here? There aren't that many in the U.S. govt. that are even competent with this technology, but I guess it's totally possible.

P.S. Please don’t let cops become Whales. Thank you. Amen.

Lol. Let's not try to prevent something we don't like by imposing rules. Allow for completely free flow of information and see what happens.