I think you will find that over the course of time, a decentralized platform doesn't really help people who are systematically marginalized if the leveraged operators within the system abuse their power.

Steemit does give the minnows a voice, but this is only based on what I would term as "relative allocation." When I have more time, I'd love to expound on this point.

As an aside, what I can recommend is to use Steemit for a few more months. I think your opinion about the network may evolve over time! :)