Is this not normal part of platform evolution? I think Steemit has quite a few people like @surfermarley and @abh12345 and I suppose yourself, who are working to create a culture which is more community oriented. This will always be a challenge with any platform that is rewarding people so we just need to find a way to steer the platform as a community in the direction we want to see it go :)
RE: @surfermarly is right to say that greed has overtaken community spirit on Steemit.