Thank you @clayop, I very much respect the sentiment of your reply. I hope now that you can see that I am not the moaner but the person who has a positive vision.
To be perfectly frank, n^2 was not something I learned for my 1981 A Level in statistics and it remains a mystery. I shall go and learn up upon my gaps in knowledge.
Thank you also for your seeing that the current system is not productive. What matters is the resolution of risk/reward and fairness such that steemit can set itself on a course with a fair wind.
Namaste!