It's A FUNK PHENOMENON
I just wrote an Article that belongs in this space, specially after reading your article. I think it could be usefull to you as a reference, well maybe not what i wrote, but what i wrote about.
I'm sure you can put it in words much better.
https://steemit.com/history/@bifilarcoil/his-story-repeating-the-fall-guy
Please do not upvote this 'spam-ish' reply, i don't know an other way to get this link accross. Steemit doesn't have an option for personal/private messages.
I'll delete this post if you want, or leave it here if you want.
There is a way to communicate to a specific user on Steemit. Just send them a token amount of Steem or SBD, and leave a message in the memo.
I see this all the time as people spam their services, beg for upvotes, delegations, or follows. Sometimes people also use it to just thank folks, or other positive things, like sharing links.
Thanks, i will check that out!
If i can find it. Why havn't i noticed yet? There arn't THAT many buttons on steemit, right?
Learning all the time!