I ask this very often. I do it consistently as people who take the time to read, comment and engage should be encouraged to do so and deserve some reward for their effort. Of course, I don't upvote every post.
There is so much value and so much community development possible under the post yet many ignore it.
Also one of the key things to increase your following is to answer comments on your thread, at least those that you liked and upvoted otherwise it shows that you only care about payout and don't give a f* about your audience.
I can't comment on every post but I am quite disappointed in large, highly rewarded accounts who put so little effort into the audience who supports them.
BTW, I just wrote an article mentioning you (not directly) and was wondering what you were up to and thought I would drop by. Nice to see this kind of post here.
It is going to backfire big time. This is not youtube, as you know the game theory here is completely different !
Indeed, but let's be honest, how many people here really, 'have game'?
Many seem to think that auto- and whale-votes will always come their way no matter what they post. They are going to find themselves in the cold if a few slight changes take place unless they have bought-in/powered up enough stake. I see many who have not working on assumptions that the current situation is the final situation.
I question how many of them can adapt well to changes in the system. They do see themselves as intelligent though... so I guess we will see the results of the test. I predict when push comes to shove, many will debase for reward and leave their ethics on the shelves and the self-proclaimed ancaps will look for regulation to protect their investments.
It is going to be great fun!
Something I love about this platform are all the chances to observe and play in a whole range of sandpits.
Steem userbase is still tiny and most people have never heard of it , when the masses come rushing in there will be a shortage of Steem power, the price will increase a lot, many whales will sell and people that were on auto whale vote ignoring their audience will cry . That's the most likely scenario imo.
There will be a lot more popular authors making reward exponentially harder to get. I can't wait to have some of my favorite authors to join Steem.