Brilliant article and well put together @jefpatat

Your opinions are strong and they are all backed up by examples.

As a newbie of just 4 days I wasn't aware of all these teething problems.

With regards to the illegal content, you are right that it could damage the whole concept. One person could bring the whole blockchain down. The optimist in me hopes that the people that come to steemit are content creators who want an outlet to express themselves.
This is where the flagging system will be best served - as a community we must stop that happening at all costs and flag that stuff!!!

And you are also right about it being a blogging platform. To really connect with others you need discord or steemit chat.

Following you now dude youre a well informed man. I will recommend this article to other noobs like me.

Big love ❤️