Wow - first of all I am honored that the @berniesanders himself actually read and commented on my post!
What is the point in holding Steem Power if you can't use it to reward yourself?
Absolutely nothing is wrong with that, I'm not in any way saying that SP holders shouldn't reward themselves! I'm just suggesting that we might want to consider changing the way that is most profitable for them to reward themselves - i.e. via curation instead of author rewards.
Also I clearly stated that there may not even be a problem at all:
I should note that I’m assuming that this “gaming” of the system is a problem, and detrimental to the Steem platform overall, but I’m very much open to the possibility that it’s not.
Having you weigh in (whether seriously or satirically - I honestly can't tell which) is really great for this discussion.
It was a serious question every user here should be asking themselves, assuming the majority would rather profit than not.
Ok good - would rather that it is serious but I don't know you so didn't want to assume. I agree it's an important question and as an investor in SP I ask myself that as well which is part of what lead to this post.
My answer to the question of how best to generate rewards from my investments ended up being to upvote my own comments right before payout. I was hoping for a better -
or should i say, different - way to maximize my returns is all.