Dan I need you to understand something to set the correct expectation.
You seem to believe that Steemit is decentralized. It isn't. The technology which it sits on top of is but NOT the web app/code, which means it is centralized so don't get your hopes up.

Open source (code) has everything to do with control. No single person has it. Steemit sits on top of a decentralized blockchain but the web app steemit.com and the company Steemit Inc. DOES NOT. It is completely controlled by whoever owns Steemit Inc. The code behind Steemit.com is owned and controlled by Steemit Inc.

Bitcoin sits on top of blockchain and distributed technology as well, but Bitcoin is own by NO ONE. There is no Bitcoin Inc. The BitCoin App code is open source and anyone can read it and recompile it.

Consensus between developers/users/miners is needed to make changes to the code which everyone will use. This Consensus is who is in control. Anyone disagrees? Well, those of us who do, will simply "fork" off (make our own changes to the code and recompile a new version) and go our own separate ways like Bitcoin Cash and may the best system win; that's COMPETITION!

Common people get confused with these words like "Decentralized"

Using a decentralized technology like blockchain with a centralized application which is closed source isn't really "decentralized". Quite the contrary, it is centralized.

These are word games to try to fool people into believing something is "pure and good" because it uses "decentralized" technology but with a centralized app.