Will they want a better world or, just a better life for themselves? I will give the benefit of the doubt and say that I am hopeful but, I am not very trusting when it comes to hope. Too many times it has failed me so I tend to rely on what is already done and the potential for what can be done next.
We're completely on the same page with this feeling. I would quote your entire story, but that seemed unreasonable.
I've felt this way since probably sometime around November of last year. There was a clear change to the way everything was happening on Steemit, and it was absolutely not for the better.
There are still many people on Steemit who are doing the right thing and are working toward the original concept of Steemit.. Unfortunately, there are countless more people who are here for a get rich quick scheme, or leveraging bid-bots, or creating a new scam/spam tactic.
Like you state in your post, it's human nature for people to respond in this way. They're just accentuating their lack of morals in the "real world" when they come online to Steemit and go beyond where they would in "real life". It's a shame.. and definitely does create trust issues..
This is steem, you could have reposted it as your own :'D
This period accentuated it a lot, price tends to do that. After wards, the entitlement as prices dropped also.
There are and I am still comfortable being in this community based on the potential. There might come a time where all of this early drama is irrelevant.
I'm hoping that this is the case, but I'm hedging my bets a little by keeping a portion of my SP in liquid form. I'm not cashing out, but I'm holding ready to convert funds in case of a Steem-pocalypse... Also, it gives me the ability to quickly Power-Up in case of a turn for the better!