I really appreciate the response @bethwheatcraft . The whole reason I am so pro-Steemit is that the other social media sites turned into garbage. There is no intellectual communication anymore. There is no substance anymore. It is like everything has been "dumbed" down.
So much "information" yet zero knowledge. I really don't want this to go down same path.
I totally get it! I write about this all the time! I don't think this will happen here though, even with some of the posts getting paid stupid amounts for being terrible. Too many people are invested and want this to work, and want this to grow as an intellectual community! As I said, flag posts that you see are abusing the system, but more importantly, really support those that are putting out good content. If we use all of our energy policing the shit posts, and the good posts are going unnoticed, then those authors will get discouraged and eventually leave. Whereas the people who are using the system will just keep popping up no matter how many times they have been warned/flagged.