The problem here is, just like with bidbots (but squared), the original content will get scraps and the abusive/circle jerking/bidbot using content will get a bigger share of the pie because, as we´ve seen, curation guilds have a list of rules for curating, abuse has one or two rules...
It is a strange world we live in when original is undervalued as normally it is the knockoffs and mass produced that have low status.
even if the new platforms find a way to "stop" the abuse that is happening on steemit, a new form of abuse will be born. We are humans, we find flaws and we explode them and these new platforms won´t be safe from our human nature.
I think this too. Every piece of code has flaws and humanity is coded to maximise, even if it costs others they rely on. the evolution of human is moving towards us being able to hack our own code, those who are incapable of self control are those who are yet to evolve.