'Industrial scale'? The odd dozen users, most of whom don't have huge voting power and risk retaliation. It's all a personal choice by people who think Steem can be better than it currently is.
'Theft'? Here's a site that effectively gives you free money if people like what you do. They can also decide you are over-rewarded and reduce the rewards. No criminal action involved. It's how Steem was designed.
You got caught out and you're not exactly winning friends.
At what? I hope you are not threatening anyone. That's a dangerous path
I'm voting for those who do this good work. I would flag anyway and I still often do without rewards.
What's your 'point' (if we are adding quotes things)?
His point is that he has no idea how anything works in a "decentralized" environment.
He wants his cake and eat it too.