Can't see why folks think vote trading is okay for content & curation, some even manage to rationalize it when things fail IRL exactly because of these things. Steem's biggest problem is quite a low bar, but still..

I dunno, sometimes debates seem like a waste of time. If a better model exists and can come to fruition easily, then it'll outcompete without the hassle of debates lol. I think there are already stuff like town hall talks for Steem on MSP channel etc. My opinion is that most top 20 witnesses and devs don't have enough technical knowledge for blockchains even though they're building something, or just showing up saying something everyday. I mean, they definitely know about the Steem blockchain but aren't exactly anywhere close to R&D buddies in the space.