Hi @dannyshine, you asked many important questions but ultimately I don't think there is a perfect solution to any of those questions. I would argue that the platform merely provides a tool for people to work towards the community that they want but not necessarily the one that they need. But I do think it is a place where you can get what you want out of it and find plenty of likeminded people as well. The main difference for me is that most people here are actively 'doing' (maybe because of the potential financial incentive) rather than just 'trying'. And ultimately if this doesn't end up being the next 'bitcoin' then only the people who were here in pursuit of a community that cares about them and what they do will benefit. I think this is the balance that steemit will continue to struggle with because of the opposing forces at work here and it is not different to any other systems or organisations.
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Your last sentence is the key one...
The promise is that the platform is and will be different.
Often times, it seems like the end result is no different than farcebook, YT etc
That's probably why utopian societies only exist in books and not real life. But I happen to know more good people here on Steemit compared to facebook, so I will stay here a little bit longer and see if we can avoid that big iceberg or if this is indeed an unsinkable platform...