Yeah. There are definitely some issues that haven't been resolved, but I have faith in this platform. The way it works is actually quite ingenious and is something that many people would like to see become successful.
There are many projects our there in crypto that don't deal with the problems Steemit has. The reason is because most of them don't even have a product or service yet. At least with Steem, there is a functional blockchain and we are dealing with the early issues and growing pains. This is something all the other (usually overvalued) blockchains will have to deal with in the future when they finally release something. Steem already scales and functions better than Bitcoin.
Btw, I'd really like to know more about your time in India with Paramahamsa Nithyananda. I sent you a friend request on Discord. I hope we can chat over there =)