The poor incentives of this site have lead it to be a oligopoly. The self policing is playing out as oligarchs who abuse the system themselves make rules for others to follow (grumpycat and berniesanders). Often those rules are set up to slow the growth of other users who may soon become oligarchs themselves. Then they bring along some well intentioned people with them as they form posses and go on witch hunts. The people who are being hurt (and their followers) band together and fight back, and we get into a neverending cycle of flag wars.

I hope the eventual EOS social media daps do a better job.