Fair enough, but that coin has 2 sides. ;)
Certainly, you'd agree that SteemIt has several nagging flaws. I'd like to think they can be addressed by a SteemIt community, it's Witnesses, and Developers in a more timely and successful way than we've seen so far. But, it's been.. 2 or 3 years, Larimer has moved on, and the flaws remain. In a lot of ways, it's like watching a pack of wild dogs fight over a dead carcass. Because of SteemIt's lack of speed when it comes to adapting to a changing community, I tend to think that better technology continues to be, "just around the corner." For now, it's the best thing going in Social Media for BitCoiners - but I doubt it will remain that way for much longer.
If I had no use for SteemIt, I wouldn't be here. Would I? My money is in better places than SteemIt. I'm just saying, IMHO it's not the best thing around.
No sad stories here; I don't keep serious money tied up in Steem Power. Just 100 SP, so I can participate in the discussions - which are very educational. I'm not the one who has to wait 13 weeks to get to my money when it's needed, just 13 seconds to open up my safe. It's just my way of thinking that stacks of Walking Liberty coins beat Steem Power, every single time - but everyone is entitled to think whatever they want. Steem Coins are great for short trading, at certain times, but powering them up makes them less useful - for me. I make much more profit by trading than I do trying to write a blog and make internet friends.
Lots of people on SteemIt like to be, "trendy," to be all about, "anarchy," and, "peace, abundance, and liberty." So, why the hell would they espouse these ideas, pretend to live by them, and promptly hand over control of their money, for any period of time, to a mixed group of internet surfers?!?! It seems a strange, slightly incongruent philosophy.
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