I believe in maximum freedom and options. We should be ABLE to do ANYTHING, but of course we must be willing to accept the consequences of our behavior. Whales must be able to resist killer krill (sybil) attacks.
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There are no consequences for certain behavior on Steemit until it gets recognizes as a problem. And then it's still up to a community to pressure change. This takes time. In real life you can do anything indeed, but not without consequences. In the VR internet world, our ability to respond is greatly limited compared to the real world.
Absolutely, this is a feature, not a bug making the blockchain resistant to attack and sudden change without community consensus. This is what the whales are fighting now. The momentum of what I've been calling "The STEEM Effect" which is what you have when you get famous and followed by bots. This is the reason why going viral on STEEM is going to be soon seen as waaaaaaaay better than going viral on Facebook or Twitter. Be glad that you have earned this effect. The STEEM whales are only trying to protect the value of their STEEM. Their greed causes them to protect this blockchain from issuing too much STEEM.
Human greed destroys many communities but protects STEEM. Smart contract communities are all about creating the perfect balance of incentives.
"There are no consequences for certain behavior on Steemit until it gets recognizes as a problem"
Dissatisfied users, no trust in the "whales", dull content etc is not recognised as a problem? Lol, they'll probably realize what they have done once steem value starts falling dramatically as users start leaving in mass. Considering completely getting paid out takes ~2 years, they'd lose a lot if the whole thing crashed