It's so easy to look at Steem and think: "OMG what is this trainwreck?"

This is because our blockchain is more transparent than every other blockchain. Everyone can see where the rewards are going. If the average person could do this on other chains there would be outrage there as well.

I for one believe that Steem's transparency is exactly what's going to make it evolve faster and better than other chains. The communities of other chains don't see the problem while here we are staring it straight in the face. Take a deep breath and be patient.