Excellent points. I am glad you commented. I am no longer concerned with how our early mining went as they have "held" their Steem and continued to be a part of the community.
Also, I do like the conversations, especially those which can sway opinions.
Nice Reply!
Thanks :)
I can't address any of the philosophical questions of freedom or human nature, but in terms of open source projects I've seen splits in a community happen. Inevitably, if enough people believe the project is worthwhile to continue working on, someone will grab the reins and start something better.
I hope it doesn't come to that point with Steem, but if it does I'm sure you and others here will adopt it and build it into something bigger and better.