"I personally think we will always run into these problems as long as we are attached to our capitalistic tendancies". I agree.
It is hard to shake ourselves free from our personal and collective histories.
Steemit is like a live mini experiment into human nature when power and money are involved and a real "in my face" experience for where my personal preferences and insecurities lie. It's not always pretty but for the most part it is fascinating and fun.