1.2 million Steem each day? Where are you pulling that number from? The inflation is around 9.5% per year, and a bit more with SBD conversions.

I'm pulling that number from the original figures, although Brian has told me I'm wrong, which I accept.

I don’t ever recall a pre-bot period on Steem in my 3 years here.

Your memory doesn't serve you well, there were no bots for the first few months..

I actually think Steem is healthier than it’s ever been,

I can't see how that is the case, the price is not exactly an all time low, but it's not really setting the world on fire. Plus of course Steemit's daily usage figures are pretty poor.

We'll see I guess.

Cg