RE: Why there are so many fake accounts and abusers?
I also don't think we will ever get rid of abusers and scammers. As you said, this is the baggage of a decentralized system. But we must keep discouraging such acts and at the same time work on bringing more quality authors.
You also said it right, no one is obliged to engage but then no one is obliged to vote as well. Not even steem curators. ;) But here people become hypocrites. Now they want votes and all. So we preach that if you want votes or comments you have to give them first because that's how a community works.
And forced engagement is of no use. The content should be good/interesting enough to attract engagement. We shall know what our readers want to read. Comments will come automatically. 🙂
I doubt you read this bitter post with pleasure but then coffee is bitter too. 😂
No sugar, ma'am 😂 But a good post is a good post.
The quality of readers has also changed to worse, but this is not a Steemit issue. It's universal. My students, for example, are in their twenties and they struggle to finish novels (even the short ones like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland); only a few do it with pleasure and make interesting discussion.
I have seen that no matter how light the text is, they will miss important points and make poor replies. And this is not about upvotes or money; this is, I believe, about a shift in interests and attention. This requires long analysis and explanations not everyone wants to hear.
Excessive use of social media can make an individual lose focus. We have to live with it. 🤣