Steemit is like 9gag, but more fun

After analysing Steemit for a while, I have noticed that Steemit is very similar to 9gag.

Depending on which hours you might post, the better the votings are.

There is one thing which borders me however:

In verious forums people are complaining, that Steemit is a scam. My question to the veterans here, what are your experiences with Steemit? The comunity? Are there any voting bots or spammers?

Please share all your knowlage here

Thanks