First of all, memos are currently the only way to efficiently contact people here on Steemit.

This. ^^^ This spotlights the root cause of my greatest concern here. Thank you, @neavvy, for validating my point.

Neavvy's statement is false. Multitudes of ways exist for Steemians to contact each other, and after conversations this morning with several people, I understand that Pied Piotr has blatantly spurned those better methods. So it isn't a lack of awareness. It's a deliberate attempt on his part to remain separatist and reject the wisdom of the greater community, where other options exist. This is a huge red flag for me. Words can't express how huge, or how red.

The fact that Pied Piotr's drone army is also unaware of the options is deeply troubling. Also, that so many of them blatantly disregard the fact that wallet memos en masse will ultimately impact transaction times is disturbing on a whole different level. Without the buffering influence of a knowledgable and invested community, what will ultimately result from this is a generation of takers who don't have a clue about the realities of blockchain dynamics.

What Pied Piotr and his drone army are missing are witness forums, live interaction with Steemit, Inc. representatives about leadership changes, MIRA, and power downs. They're completely missing any real connection to the heartbeat of this platform. They're missing the Business 101 lessons about putting in more than you take out in the interest of sustainability. The SOS polls. The opportunities to meet a whole world of Steemians who never have to send a wallet memo in order to communicate with each other.

It's sad, really. But it's their loss. However, the spam and valueless wallet transactions are very much my business, and I will continue to speak up about this until some clarity on the matter is reached.