I'm sorry you feel that way. In conversations like this, I do upvote my own posts because that's my justification for owning Steem Power. I get to influence the default order of the conversation and promote my ideas over others due to my investment of time and money. I'm not a whale, so my own vote is only a couple pennies. I'm not draining the reward pool, I'm using my Steem Power influence to highlight ideas I believe are valuable (in this case, my own).

What I find tacky is you continuing to be involved in a community which is regularly frustrated by your actions. Time and time again you interact with people in a negative manner both here and in chat which has caused numerous people to leave who were previously providing content others valued (even if you did not). You use your Steem Power however you like and justify it with "I can use it however I like" but then criticize others for how they use their own Steem Power. It seems to me you don't even recognize your own hypocrisy. True to form, you bring your negativity to this conversation as well. I hope someday you get bored with Steem and power down completely. Until then, I'll continue to highlight your inconsistent behavior and try to help new users understand why you act as you do.

I won't repeat the names you've called me and others. If you don't like me personally or my actions and want to flag my posts, that's your option. Thankfully, there are no dictators here, and we can each act as we please and let the community decide what is and is not valuable.