First of all, great post and an awesome analysis and response to that article. I didn't even know that Steem could handle so much more than the Ethereum or Bitcoin Blockchain! That's impressive!
"There comes a point in every currency’s life where it goes from being a “scam” to being a “legitimate currency” and that point has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with users"
this statement is ON POINT.
The fear of scammers in the cryptocurrency community is absolutely ridiculous. Yes, I get that people are afraid to lose money because everything is anonymous, but whenever ANYTHING new launches, they always call it a scam first. It could be a new coin, a bitcoin miner producer or a platform like steem - everything is being criticized and hated on from the very beginning. I love cryptocurrency but this is really something that I hate about this community, all this skepticism - you always have to defend yourself! So I 100% agree with you that scam is just something that depends on the people.
As you proved in this post, there are still many major differences in opinions from Bitcoin/ethereum and Steem supporters. And while it's okay to have your own opinion, I'm starting to question if the steem-haters are actually just people who are broke and don't begrudge someone getting paid "just" for writing an article. This is pure hate/jealousy and not even something that you have to defend yourself against, it would just be a waste because thon't ears won't understand what you're saying - even after listening 10 times.