There's a common misconception in crypto in which people believe it's truly decentralised. As much as we wish that were the case, I can't name a single cryptocurrency that has survived entirely through community alone. True decentralisation.

Each is at least governed by some central authority, even bitcoin. The difference is, is that these central authorities have steady roadmaps that they stick to, as well as encouraging users to vote on changes they see beneficial to the platform in a decentralised manner. Steem does not do this. Steem has witnesses, but let's be real: most don't really do anything. The real users have zero say in anything, despite raising their voices constantly.