Hi Hobo
Steem is somehow losing its identity and the culprit is the flag system.
Sometimes I also have this impression.
Arguing that its technically not deleted does not fix the issue.
I wonder if facebook would say that "technically removed content is still in our database and you can access it via our very limited API" then what would people say?
A lot of people just put their faith in the idea that the overall community will prevent abuse. Where in the world do you ever see that work out? It never works...
You nailed it. People dream that "decentralization" will change it all. But noone knows "HOW" could that happen.
Cheers, Piotr
Thanks for all your great replies!