I share a lot of your sentiments... I've kind of 'opted out' for now too. I'm still around but just not posting much anymore. I think the whole push to get rewards has led to less real engagement (reading posts) as well as a lot of BS posting. People post daily not because they have anything worth saying or reading, but simply to get their rewards from their circle of upvoters... Time will tell, but hopefully this changes soon and steem can be more than just a 'game' that everyone is playing... :)