Yes they scoff....all the while validating their negative view on things. It is unfortunate since they will be the same people who are granted a huge opportunity yet wasted it complaining. Alas, that is their plight in life.

Sure there are a lot of bad things in Steem but to me the good outweighs it.

I will disagree with this. There are a lot of bad things with Steemit...STEEM, overall, is one of the best out there. The network is one of the strongest we see...like you said, near instant transactions, 3 second block time, etc puts it at the head of the class. Some of what takes place on this site is sickening but, as my last post mentioned, will be less important as SMTs come out.

In a year, nobody will care the breakdown of STEEM in terms of the distribution. When the price of something takes off, there is a good chance it will make anyone who is involved a lot of money. When 500 SP is worth tens of thousands of dollars, that suddenly gives people a different perspective.