I understand very well, what you are saying and for me as an artist there is an equivalent to this in the real world, that I and my colleagues have been dealing with for decades: The art market! A few rich folks use it to make insane amounts of money by manipulating the system in their favor.

Does it mean I stop painting, because they won't let me play in their sand box? Sure, I get frustrated, when some retard throwing a brush at a canvas leaving a red blob gets 10000 times more for his "art" than I do for something I worked on for a long time with love and devotion. But then again, I feel privileged, that I carved out my own niche and that I can make a decent living as an artist.

So, what does it mean for me being here on steemit? Everybody knows, there are some major flaws. Funny thing is, I think half the reward pool goes to discussions about that...

But there are lots of great people here adding extraordinary content. And that's the part I like :-)

We create our own "neighborhood" in this virtual city and it will always remain much more alive and interesting than the bank district ;-)