I see I'm not the only one who considers Steem to be the wild west, complete with oil barons and cattle rustlers.

This has been an unfortunate week or two. I even saw some people suggest these problems were intentional, but I can't see any reason why they would be. I work in software and I know how hard it is to get things right. What I work on is nothing like as complex as blockchain.

I hope the community will pull through. I really want to see millions of active users here to see what happens. It may well change the dynamic. I think RCs could reduce the risks of a spam flood. People will actually need to invest money or time to make it work for them.