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I've yet to hear a competent response (technical or otherwise) that steemit is a 'scam' .

Key point: it requires a definition of what a 'scam' is .. even that can be subjective to a degree

I define a scam in cryptocurrency as OneCoin specifically because they don't have a reviewable blockchain (Steem does) and you can't find their code repo on GitHub (you can with Steemit).

all that aside, shit doesn't survive long in this realm without heavy scrutiny. steem has undergone it. keep learning and do your own homework.