Power is in the hands of those most able to make that power structure come into being. Freedom is not something that simply drops into our laps. It is something that is worked at. Those who do the work create the freedom first and foremost for themselves. If others want to create a freedom of their own flavor, it is dependent on them expending the energy to bring that reality into being.

The developers and investors in Steem are building a vision of a decentralized future for themselves. There right to do so exists in these individuals ability collectively contribute to its creation. For those who have little or nothing to contribute, their freedom is in the hands of others. Essentially, we all hold our destinies in our hands, so pursuing that destiny is linked directly to the personal responsibility taken to bring that into fruition.