Cryptos are and YES, Steemit, are the BEST way to get our information out and to Promote Freedom.
I agree with you on ALL the 3rd party companies rippin people off like Coinbase and others. But remember at the infancy stages of the Internet, they were rippin us off then too. It will get better.
The BEST way to get our Freedom back is to get rid of government and banks.
If you still think your freedom is in tact then please look to live somewhere else and found out how simple it is to leave this country.
Roger Ver knows...