We don't really have to agree, this is not a platform of agreements. That is why there are upvote & downvote

Of course, I can only speak for myself and in which direction I feel the winds are blowing.

My main issue with most of steemit "content creators" is the sense of entitlement

I agree with you there.

Everyone in steemit is "content creator", please! Seriously? 80% of steemit is probably shitpost.

I would argue that most of those shitposts are content, and have some value, just not very much. There's too prevalent a view that you should get points for just showing up. In that way it's a good representation of the current state of our society.

I fully agree with your last points, but I don't think it will change much until the platform matures and is viewed as an institution.