I think steemit is better than Facebook. Facebook is worth over $400 billion. There is some pyramid scheme qualities to steemit but you can make some money and your votes are worth money even if it's not much. I don't think the top 30 whales have the time to monitor every single steemit account. I also think Dtube is better than Youtube. What "laws" does Youtube follow?

Proof of work uses a lot of power.