This can be seen as an experiment in which there is no control centre to intervene and the users are left to their own devices.

It's a real-world test of libertarian ideals.

I've always said that libertarian ideals lead to MOBSTER ETHICS.

And while I'd absolutely love to be proven wrong, I'm not sure much hope is warranted.

The only intrinsic advantage steem has is the TRANSPARENT blockchain.

At least people can see what's going on "behind the scenes", and that makes it harder to fool the newbz.