Peaceful truces is what we have tried. If you read @themarkymark's last post, he actually talks about the response he got from a contact of Haejin.
Haejin refuses to offer anything that is a viable option. He demands either all witnesses and whales cancel their earnings as much as he does, although he makes 10x more than they do off of one person.
Or he demands everybody stop and he continues to take disproportinate rewards.
It's like corruption in government. You turn a blind eye and it gets worse.
If the community refuses to fight against this, what does that say to other whales who feel they can do the same? Now you have a self jerk of whales with the rest of the community taking a loss because of it. Ultimately killing Steem.
I don't think their was any other option except for war. :/ I have been downvoted for trying to speak out and investigate. Not even on posts that make money. He simply wanted to bring down my rep.
It is saddening me, truly it is. There is always someone that will take a good thing and exploit it.
Thanks for your thoughts man.
Point.
This is why I wrote a proposal that those who flag/downvote spitefully should have to forfeit their rewards to those they slam.
Keep your chin up. As most who are active bloggers, I've been flagged for taking a stand; so know you are not alone.
Yes, I had to make peace a while ago that Steemit is a business, not utopia.
Peace for the journey.