And those are the payouts that do the most harm in the first place. I am all for supporting quality and uniqueness, but wanting to make big fat money and rep levels just because you have the money to pay for it makes no difference than the rest of the world out there, where wealth helps the wealthy and some charity is spared for the poor.

It turns out steemit is a great social experiment. And once again what I have always believed fits here: Moral education! Developing an ethics code would solve most of our problems here and in society in general. (Of course this is another loooong topic that worths discussion)