If Steemit has an Achilles heal, it is that you can upvote your own post and comments. This is a fatal flaw that will exterminate all sense of community and value as a forum. What incentive do dolphins and whales have to not just keep sticking in their hands into the cookie jar(reward pool)? If Steemians truly care about the long term health of this place, this must be abolished. You can not 'reward' people in 'power' thousands of dollars a week each for UPVOTING THEIR OWN POSTS!!! That turns a business into a 'scheme' and if things do not change I would expect negative consequences in terms of growth and sustainability.