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if anything, it's time to get the incentives aligned better. This is a petri dish, and not perfect at all.

I have noticed that Steemit isn't in beta anymore.

This isn't a petri dish, not any longer.

This is Steemit, the way they intend it to be.

it still says beta on the website.

Only some times. See the issue I opened on GitHub for this: https://github.com/steemit/condenser/issues/1939

Fortunately, nothing is forever. Times change and minds can rearrange, so stick to your cause and contribute in how you see best fit to be the change you want.