I agree with you pretty much on everything you wrote BUT you should keep in mind that this uncharted territory and still in beta (I'm sure many spammers and non-valuable posts will start disappearing where new features and functions are implemented). We are still discovering where this is going. First tits and travels racked up all the votes, now it appears anything related to promoting Steemit is getting the attention (which makes it look like a scam to the outside world if you take that POV). Who knows what will happen in a month or two.