Hope is for teens who wish to get some on the weekend. ;)
The difference with Steem is that there are financial implications. Livelihoods can be affected. That may require a modicum, a minimum of rules. If not for that aspect I really couldn't care less about flag wars.
Common sense isn't protective. Not everyone is assertive. We need to protect the weaker ones. Even anarchies are structured.
...my bark with Hope in the head, leaving Fear astern. My hopes, indeed, sometimes fail; but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy.
Thomas Jefferson