One - Steemit looks to have been set up with CIA input as a social control platform. (So does the entire internet, and most social media websites are - so that is really nothing unusual or new)

My sentiments EXACTLY! I Never was on ANY social Media Platform before Steemit. Never not once in my life. So I had No Personal Experience to compare it to. yet I still have ALWAYS thought there was some Social Engineering thing going on with Steemit.

Bitcoin is now just a pile of dogshit - it will never "go to the moon".

Don't be sure about that buddy. I'm still HODLN Bitcoin for a house. I'm pretty sure we will see a few more last HURRAHS before it bites the dust. This is still too early in game for Bitcoin to die. I'll let you know when I get my home paid for 100% by bitcoin- just to rub it in. :) :) :)

Actual reading of posts is declining by the day - there used to be a counter that kept track of how many views each post got.

Yah- what happened to that, because no one ever wants to upvote me & my NEGRO or globo-homo posts. I used that counter to take notice of just how many people actually read or even glanced at my posts. Now that it's gone, why am I writing, if no one is looking?