I agree with what you're saying 100% For everything that it is Steemit has come a long way and certainly has a bright future a head of it (in my opinion.)
When people get to Steemit I'm sure one of the major thoughts is "this isnt Facebook" and that's exactly right! There's no central authority choosing what to show in our feeds in order to conduct psychological testing, with Steemit you get what you ask for a pure stream of decentralized content that offers compensation for your participation.
For everything STEEM & Steemit may or may not become, they have certainly raised the bar of what social media can not only due when unencumbered, but what it's meant to be.