Thanks for this @jwolf.

Tell me if you know something better than Steemit. I am here to contradict you.

Tell me what it is so I can join there also. 😀

I agree with this article completely and look forward to the follow up piece.

Complaining solves nothing. The fact of the matter is most of the Whales are not heartless ogres. Many of them contribute a great deal to this blockchain. Since the early adopters (read Whales) were mostly from the technical background, many of them are involved with behind the scenes activities. This is something over looked.

There are people at all levels making money. Someone who comes on and gets 500 SP, now at about $1,650 at todays pricing. How many people make that off Facebook or YT? Very few.

STEEM is a hotbed of development. Paying attention to what is going on really helps.

But if one is too busy complaining, how can that person learn? Regardless of what it put out there, that person will twist it to the negative.

I love the "I am not negative, I am just a realist".