@rnobrega There are some people who are are bigots, however many people are not. When I think back to when I started using this platform, ignorance lead me to think; 'Is this a Ponzi'?, however I have since come to understand the workings of the platform much better, and seen that Steemit is far away from a Ponzi.

Education and Discussion is key. If new users see other users chatting about such topics, they will begin to understand, and not fear the unknown...