Enjoyed reading your post @practicalthought

I understand your perspective I just do not share it.
I agree with you when you talk about our actions creating our outcomes. However I do not believe I am alone in choosing my path because I believe the alternative of being herded like a sheep untenable.
Like me there are others who object on principal and forfeiting potential reward of Steem and reputation score is no cost at all.
Why so many people are willing to kowtow to those who would make themselves rulers is beyond comprehension. How people allow themselves to be manipulated and herded like mere cattle is a sad sight.

As an example of the kind of behavior I find so objectionable is the idiot who will flag this comment.
Over two years ago I was very polite with my questions. But he chose to be less than completely honest with his replies. He was in fact supporting all the blatant abuses of the @berniesanders group of accounts, even joining in with the sport of ending some accounts here like @fulltimegeek and so much more.

Its a positive thing to call out would be dictators and chains of command.
Like you say its an experiment