You could very much do everything you described before the introduction of Steemit, which is the focal point of the OP's post. The only factual change introduced by this platform is that you can get "paid" for the content you create. This is of course big news, but my question truly pertains about what lies ahead of this. Trolling is the least of my concerns. You can dress an uneducated fool in brand new clothing and allocate them an advanced toolbox of wonders, but they will still remain what they are because that's how they learned to be and behave. Are we creating and teaching ourselves new skillset, or are we, again, hoarding over a make-for-profit fairy dust sprinkled wet plutocratic dream? Cheers for your input, OP to the stand please.