*grabs the mic*

If you lose followers over this, *good riddance* I say.  You will gain more followers by speaking up.  I agree with @grumpycat's efforts.  I think this will only better the platform.  As for your argument about outside links / content, I also agree.  I've been an on and off twitch streamer for the last 2 - 3 years.  It was never beneficial for me so I got bored.  I've recently been looking for a way to stream twitch on steemit, but then I noticed d.live.  The next time I stream anything it will be on that.  

What gets me is how people who have table scraps invested in the platform compared to some of these 3 million + dollar accounts think that the bigger whales have no reason to protect their investment.

As a newcomer to the platform, I am 100% okay with whales laying the smackdown because I can see the abuse happening every day.