From elfspice - "about 50% growth in under 6 weeks since I last saw the chain was 14gb, it is now 22gb"
I'm not that technical that I could provide any input on this issues. They however do make me worried since I care about the decentralization part in a big way.
My little project doesn't really need Steem, it posts all data to its own database and to Steem so it's fine even if it implodes. Sad, but fine.
I've seen his post now... it is pretty crazy!