You made a lot of great points, Dave - especially the bots and the trending page BS. I came into this not even knowing about whales or dolphins and I didn't expect help or instant payouts'; I just like to write - plus I made some AWESOME friends and find new/interesting content on here each time I sign in so - yeah - I'll keep coming back, too ;-)

As in real life, I try not to involve myself in what other people are doing or why they are doing whatever it is. I choose to believe most people are good at heart and that those who abuse the system will meet their form of Karma, whatever that may be (and it's really none of my business lol)

Anyways, I think it's a great idea to try to put real information out there and alter people's expectations a bit about Steemit and cryptos in general - people tend to think this will be some kind of revolution which will totally change the system but it really is all the same as before and the greedy crept in from the beginning - but we can do our best to keep our corner positive, honest and welcoming. :)