Perhaps it's in a very infant state, but still, we are dealing with a much more free currency here than we are with the fiat currencies of our planet.
Here's a link talking about bitcoin, and how it's centralization differs from that if fiat currencies. It's my very, very basic understanding that something like this is the destiny for Steem. I'll keep learning, thanks for making me think hard about what I am trying to understand.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-truly-decentralized-yes-important-1421967133