Actually , I think do agree with you. I know I made the comment about the "old steemit" but that's not to say I never expected/wanted the platform to change. If we wanted to grow, it was only logical that we would see some major changes along the way; like you said, as new users join we have to expect all types.
Despite the positions I take here, I don't know if I'd call myself a bleeding heart...maybe I lie somewhere between that and the majority of users. I know we are going to see negativity and honestly that just life online and on social media. But that being said, it is the amount of negativity and how we can control it that really makes me think. Steemit is one of the few platforms that we can police and reduce some of the most hateful users and posts, and I do think the health of the community depends on us doing that. I'm not talking about cracking down on anyone who is "mean" or sometimes rude (we all can be that way sometimes), I'm suggesting we try to reduce those 10% of users that just want to watch the world burn and are truly hateful.
A little negativity happens; I just worry about seeing a major shift towards that negativity like we've seen on other social media like facebook.
Thanks for the comment, these are great points!