A great way of looking at things although I think you can view the entire crypto space through the same lens of people who are aware of what is going on.
That said, finding the gems in the dumpster is not easy. Steem does appear to be one of them to me in spite of the issues people complain about. The platform is strong and we are seeing an expansion of what is on here.
Each update that a developer puts out moves us further along.