Hello Dan,

while I agree that ozzies post earn a lot money, I think that most of the whales value his stuff because they are crypto addicts. we had the same discussion with another guy's posts when ned flagged him.

I have been one of the fortunate bloggers who were supported by Hive account@smooth for a long time. many have cried that i posted 4 post per day but I build the rewards to build up my reputation and help others in the process.

In the past when I was a super Steemit N00b and a super minnow I challenged you and even made a post about that you as a founder should decline payouts it is great to see that you listened to us and are declining payouts on most of your posts.
haha here is the post: https://steemit.com/steemit/@knozaki2015/why-is-dan-receiving-usdusdusd-for-sharing-official-announcements-of-steemit (just found it again)

It it good that you address this issue but I think eventually every blogger will have his ups and downs. ozzie has a run, might have secured some whales supporting him, but that support might end anyday. so I think we could just see how it works out.

In the end the whales are here for profit, so they will support someone else if ozzies is not bringing in enough voting rewards