Great to see someone standing up, it's obvious @ned had good intentions but the system wasn't thought through to the finest detail.Seems his hands are tied, it's no wonder steem is undervalued.
I personally just use it as journal, for my art and poems.
Check out my latest poem
www. steemit.com/poetry/@kilojo/poems-from-the-depths-5-curses-53f8368941b92
So true, what can be done?
Can I suggest steempbreak days or time. A certain day every week or time every day where Steem power takes a break . Curation is determined by the numberof votes rather than power of vote at that period. To give everyone a fair chance to and even the playing field