And I think that in this scenario I would be downvoted too because I don't write Chinese, so we could all be -11 outcasts here, still sharing thoughts, posts and comments.

Like the island of misfit toys.

Sure, I agree, but wouldn't it be a little tedious to click "reveal" on every single post and comment?

Here's another scenario for you to consider.

Imagine steem was banned from all crypto exchanges and the value went to essentially zero. What percentage of the (@freedom) whales would stick around? How many witnesses would do their duties for free?

Imagine if yo.utube stopped all revenue sharing. Do you think people would jump-ship?