Not sure why you're trying to bring this up @edicted, I've watched the same people do this type of thing since I got here. I doubt it will change.
Steem was meant to be a "social" network with "proof of brain", neither of which seem to be true.
I wouldn't count its demise just yet, but it looks like steems "original sin" keeps coming back to haunt it at every turn.
Even now, the same attitude prevails with any criticism or suggestions being shut down. Those with the steem power to make changes don't seem to have the appetite for it.
I will hold onto some steem power, just in case I am wrong, but there isn't enough for me to have serious confidence to make a substantial investment.