The only benefit I see of rampant obvious exploitation of a system is that it points out the glaring flaws in it. New user numbers fell off a cliff. User retention is still laughable. Only the foolish still believe that their dreams won't be memes in a system where actions like these aren't dealt with swiftly. Sure steem might be decentralized to a degree but steemit sure as hell isn't, and if there's one good thing about a centralized authority it's in its potential effectiveness at dealing with specific situations.

I think most users who can see past the bullshit leave immediately, and there are only a handful who stick around and try to get the word out, so it gets my hopes up when I see people addressing things like this. There are so many ways to make this place attractive to the average user and yet they deftly avoid all of the possible options.