Hi Dan.  I'm not sure if you read the comments on your posts or not.  And I do understand you have stepped away from Steem, though I get the impression it is still a project with some meaning to you, otherwise you might post these thoughts on Medium, or some other platform, without dipping your hands in to the muck here on Steem.

You still have power in this account to make a big difference in the "Self Policing" of the platform.  If you were to power up your Steem and delegate to people you trust to help with mitigating these issues, you could greatly impact how this all plays out.

I am guessing that becoming a form of "Steem Police" doesn't hold any interest for you, but perhaps by commenting here, other people with the same level of power as you may decide it is in their best interest to put their efforts into making Steem work better for everyone.

Thanks for all you do!  Looking forward to seeing what EOS does in 2018!!!