Not sure if Steem will ever grow out of the "social platform that isn't FB, Reddit, etc". With no centralized governance we are pretty much at the mercy of the whales (golden rule= those with the gold make the rules) it seems and their main focus is maximizing their $$$. Sometimes that trickles down to us minnows. Hopefully it I'll get better but my life won't end if it doesn't survive.
RE: Account deactivation scheduled for next week