Interesting. Thoughtful. Time to reflect.
Off to a slow start here @calumam, thanks to greeting the new year with a massive head cold. Hard to be very effective when your brain is cottonwoolery.
Is this the "Token Milkers Paradise" some speak of?
"Token Milkers" are everywhere, all the time. At the time, they weren't "tokens" but that same mindset has been present on "rewards for content" sites since the first one saw light of day in 1999. It's human nature, at least among a segment of the population.
I expect it likely won't go away till we have a world where nobody has to worry about food, clothing, shelter, health... and that sort of abundance will take some years to arrive.
So many people busy milking the cows these days.
Damn, that's a long jiffy.
Educational too!
Milk.
It does the body good.
Pass it on.
Much smoother with Ice, baby!
Still got that cold? That is less than ideal! I wouldn't worry about being effective anyway, got 359 more days in the year 😀
Saying that though... your perspective here about "token milking" is seriously on point. It's easy to get bogged down on the selfish acts of a few (is it even fair to say selfish if conditions have been laid down to deem the acts as normal?) when you're only looking at a small section of the bigger picture.
I think it's abundantly clear that time is the answer! How much time? that is the question!