I actually embody the quote i read from your post ever since I read them. Nowadays when I find myself idly unlocking my phone to go to "those sites" I tell myself "I should be on eSteem curating post and talking to people there, there's no benefit here"<br>
Of course, with good free stuff comes the bad smelly scavengers, some people just cant comprehend the idea of them not taking it all for themselves. The cryptocurrency community is filled with them. I was once part of the Dogecoin community and because of the lack of check and balance, it all turns to sh*t now by the hands of these people, those who prey on the upbeat cheerful givers and suck them dry, while chasing away new adopters by accusing them exactly that (I realized I'm gonna get some bashing soon now by these very same people). 
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But i believe Steemit is prepared for this. the Devs are constantly upgrading the code behind the blockchain (thats why we're far from Version 1.0). and the Community is always pushing put ideas and measures of check and balance.<br>
I'll be arming myself with more knowledge and instances of the dark side of Steemit (just read about identity theft, the nerves of some people have to scam money). And who knows with the knowledge we can shine light into the darkness and chase it away.
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Excellent post by the way, very thought provoking and challenging some of the issues which many will otherwise be unaware of.
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Stay awesome
@awesomianist