None of the problems discussed here are applicable to real-life scenarios, adding more value to in-person conversation and information sharing. Realistically, the real work is on the ground in our communities anyway. Media has become a sub-matrix many people are way too caught up in.
The steem platform is great in theory and I also agree that platforms such as this are a step in the right direction. As usual it is up to the user to direct the development through what we do and do not support. Are we willing to pull the plug if the time comes that steem becomes too polluted?
I would love to see the financial rewards simply become influence tokens of sort. You sure are right about plankton and the reward pool.