Agreed. I would even say that the people are more important than the technique, since with this blockchain it's people who decide in which direction the technique develops. Crypto currencies and public blockchain are no miracle cure for anything if the people driving it are doing so without wisdom, honesty, transparency and fairness.

Technique is important as it's the foundation, but "we the people" decide what's built on top of it. So you just keep selecting the right people, the right leaders in this case, and we'll make something beautiful on Steemit together :-)