DV. Im a fan. Youre one of like 4 ppl i regularly watch on youtube, so im not trying to say this disrespectfully. But bernie was absolutely right to downvote you.

There are a couple reasons why:

1.Your post was shitty. Anything you have to say about "how to write a successful post on steemit" is completely suppositious. You could have posted your laundry list +dickpics and it would have still made you 50k. thats just a fact. If you want to tell people how to make a successful post on steemit beyond "be a famous crypto personality", then go make a new account and make a successful post that doesnt depend on your name. (and yes, btw, i do recognize that you acknowledged that your noteriety was a part of your success)

2.You, quite frankly, were getting more money than you were worth (or at least bernie thought so and Im inclined to agree), for a fairly limited contribution overall. This isnt the market speaking, it was a variety of other whales who got together and supported you becasue your presence here was determined beneficial to the platform. POst after post making 20K a shot from you simply means that there are less rewards for others. At some point someone has to step in and say "enough" already.

Ive seen ned and dan's posts (the founders) get voted down by whales like Hive account@smooth becasue he felt that it was inappropriate for site announcements to get high payouts.

Its also only fair to note that no, you did not get tape put over your mouth. You were not censored. You just didnt make any money for the post -- which is exactly the spot where most posters are with most posts on steemit.