I wish I'd seen this post 5 days ago when it was new. I'm always reluctant to invest too much work in a post that's going to be buried under 200+ other replies.

But anyhow, I do support 95% of what you've said here. I know I told you a few months ago that I wasn't giving up on Steemit, but I may have reached my burnout point. You said above, "A large percentage of Steemians (almost certainly a super-majority) are demoralized to the point of suffering from SID ... Steemit Induced Depression". For me that's about where I stand.

I do believe in the words of Matthew 7:1-2, and I have no desire for revenge, but I also believe in Matthew 7:6 and I'm damned tired of casting my pearls before swine.

However, all that being said, the idea of biometric ID creeps me out bigtime. I have no idea how that's going to work out in practicality, but it sounds a bit too creepy and intrusive for me.

Oh yeah, and in closing, Machiavelli was never wrong about anything, if you read The Discourses, although he may seem that way if you base your observations only upon The Prince.