Thanks for the thoughtful reply, I actually ended up making a post based on this comment as suggested, I don't know if I hit on everything, but I agree with what you say here. There is an interesting group of people on steemit, I've found more like-minded individuals here than anywhere else.

We do need people to wake up and think, we've needed it for a long time now, and I don't know if it's happening fast enough, but people are waking up. I started to a few years ago and continue to. I also write to wake people up, I feel like if people knew what that entailed they'd think twice about it, but if they knew from experience they'd jump at any opportunity to learn what that means. To learn about all the things that have been hidden from us is quite the shock.

I truly believe steemit can be a difference maker, we can build an incredibly strong community here and support one another. Cheers, if you have a sec check out my post, I basically expanded my thoughts on your topic