well i hate steemit. only steem i love :)
satoshi never revealed himself to public and is no longer influencing bitcoin. palmer is just having fun. people like charlie lee have dumped their stake and let the coins take life of their own.
ned meanwhile has always been working hard to have more control. he's still around and makes all the important decisions like hardforks and who gets the biggest rewards or not.
steem has the community factor that might be a differenciator but if anybody calls steem decentralized he's a scamartist. for now i'll keep using steem because i see a lot of potential in the community realizing what's going on and trying to call out the dictator :)
Yep, the centralized nature of this cannot be denied. I, too, hope for change in the horizon. I t's not even break even for me and the apathy of most is disappointing. I'm really glad I've met some real people who can really engage, converse and support like you. It feels like finding my people, my own tribe. Hahaha!
the crypto rewards and community factor together makes this platform really interesting. it's just that people are afraid to speak out against whales because of the downvotes. but for the most part meeting new steemians is always fun :)