You speak much truth. It is too bad that things have become difficult.
I've also talked to newbies who want to participate but can't because of the RC restrictions - while people at the top can still punish those whom have offended them to their hearts' content.
This seems to be the year of killing off good things. First Google +, Facebook is slowly dying too, is Steem also going to go the way of the dodo?
(BTW, Whaleshares and WeKu seem okay at the moment, but the community here is better - even when interspersed between whale wars.)
Thanks for the input @viking-ventures... I actually signed up for whaleshares myself today to check it out. I agree that I like the community here too, but that assumes that all my friends stay. Many have been telling me there are either leaving or have left, but sadly the people on top don't seem to see the damage being done.
Well, if most of Steem migrate to Whaleshares, it will be the same community, just a different place. :-)
I've already seen some of the big curation groups over on WeKu as well. Qurator is there, for instance.
good point :P