The top two authors on Steemit are scammers, @mindhunter and @tamim. Your assumption is not proved.
Also, most of the Steem that exists was mined before Steemit even was created. Again, the assumption is invalid.
Who gets the $5k buyin when one enters a village?
IMO, your argument is less relevant to my statement.
And you might misunderstand. No-one pays for entering village. Fees are paid when villages are created.