Oh wow! Thanks. I never had so many comments as now after your reposts __
I don't see those flaws as flaws, by the way. I rather believe it's an essential strategy for Steem at current early stages of community development. The overall best thing any start-up should do is to grow their userbase. If they don't need borrowed money to grow, even better for them in the long run.
RE: Steem economy is for authors, not investors