I completely agree. However, I think you called changing people the 'easy' way. LOL
Code is law, and the code is broken insofar as it fails to prevent exploits such as bidbots, curation trails, and autovoting.
Either we are posting to social media, which means society, which means people are doing it, or we're doing something else. Right now these exploits have made 'social media' on Steem something else, and profiteers are sucking the life out of it, while folks that aren't aware of the importance of the principle(s) aren't working to stop it, or even stop contributing to the problem.
SOC (SMTs, Oracles, and Communities) have the potential to fix the problem, allowing the full panoply of possible platforms to eventuate, and letting the market sort them. Platforms which aren't actually social media, meaning limited to human beings posting and voting, etc., will have their place, and I expect that there are a lot of folks that won't understand the difference between them and social media, as well as plenty that profit from that ignorance.
But platforms that are actually social media will arise, and those will varyingly fulfill the promise Steemit first made possible. I am no seer, but reckon this is not an unreasonable expectation given the extant conditions.
BTW, I'm not sure why, but I am unable to view either Dtube videos, or IPFS, and thus am little able to fight the war against Youtool by using your service. Any consultation or assistance you might be able to provide may resolve this problem. I suspect it's something in my browser or plugins designed to block ads and surveillance tricks. I would be grateful for the grant of your attention to the matter, should you be able to afford the time.
Thanks!