Its still really early days, they haven't even got editing on the posts yet, but when I chatted with the head developer Daniel, he seemed helpful, genuine, and able to sort things out fast - so this all based on good vibes. And it's set up to be totally whale free.
My pick right now is that Steemit is on a one way trip down, and Pocketnet is moving fast enough to be ready to take over - its just a guess, but check it out and see what you think