True, no point in getting butthurt, even though the butt may hurt. And also extremely important point about the estimated payout. I think the steemit.com devs could even distinguish pre-payout values, and I actually raised the issue here, thanks for the prompt.

Rants are not a great way to win people over. But winning people over is also part of the system, because this is a community, and in any community there are informal rules, norms, etc.

In a vibrant (ahem 😅 ) community like this, without central authority, a certain set of rules and norms may never be widely adopted. Some will conflict and compete. Some may just want to watch the world burn. It's all possible. But because we're human and essentially social creatures, appeals will have an effect if well executed, timed and with the right luck.

I think this is the intangible layer between us all and the system.