Hype and marketing are part of the business
Yes, agree 100%, but the Steem is full of people who feel differently. If we keep discussing this, we'll end up in the realm of politics very quickly. The similarities are uncanny, but we really shouldn't talk about it. Very bad for one's blood pressure ;-)
I understand. I'm pretty deep into writer-activism and artist-activism. But, I try to keep this account focused on the creative. I have a separate blog account on Medium for my activism.