for as long as STEEM is being traded, it will remain susceptible to pump-and-dump schemes.. i guess since the founders of STEEM intended for it to be that (traded), it will remain.

it will be callous to say, one will stay in this platform for the fun of it, but this is a two-edged sword -- having fun while getting paid to do it. like others who said it, it's a matter of perspective.