Well, of course you're a "senior statesman" and active community member on Steemit, so you "know things." That much is clear, just off the top.
Of more significant concern is the fact that more and more of the new members we see are part of the "Make Money Clicking Buttons Online!" crowd. Steemit is just now starting to get known in the "make money online" circles and we are just on the leading edge of a huge influx of "more of the above."
Based on experience, what's "problematic" about this crowd is that their perception of Steemit is purely that it's a "free cash machine." We could be creating virtual kitten whiskers, selling tacos, growing weed or be a social content site... and their objective would be no different: "What do I have to do to collect 1/4 cent for taking some action?"
Problematic, Part II, is that they don't give a rodent's rear end about "content," they just want the money... AND they will resort to any "formula" or "gaming the system" to extract money from aforesaid "free cash machine."
If I sound cynical and/or jaded... it's only from experience. Every content-for-rewards site I have been part of since 1999 has faced this same issue, and all but TWO (both of which instituted "professional journalism rules") ended up failing, because of this very issue.
We do have a (limited) "secret weapon" here in that there's no "cashing out to PayPal every time you have $1 of rewards." and that might be the only thing that saves us...
I know Steemit is all about "freedom," but freedom requires intelligence and morals/ethics to manage appropriately "for the benefit of all." A swarm of locusts have none of the above... and they only care about "what can I get TODAY" not the long term well being of the community.