Why do some youtubers have fake followers then, if not for the same reason - fast growth? If things doesn't need to happen fast, I suppose you wouldn't need to get fake followers? Because slow natural growth is better? And it possibly is..depends on the algos right? On Facebook, to buy followers is retarded as facebook distribute your posts randomly on your network. So when person 100-1500 who follow you are from some province in India sees your posts the chances of a person buying from you is literally zero.
So why are people still buying followers and likes and upvotes and hearts and god knows what? Because they understand that growth needs to happen fast. You need to blow up. You need exponential growth, or you become IRRELEVANT and dies slowly.
Unfortunately that happens sometimes when you gamble with different ways to try and manipulate the system. Things must be done correctly I agree with you on that. Steady does it..sure, to a certain degree.
But if you understand markets you also understand that it needs a certain momentum. Thats what competition is. If cryptos can't do it, something else will come along and take over.
Have you not wondered if Blockchain itself is Yahoo..what happens when Google comes along?
Who cares who comes a long. As long as they give more value to the end customer the better.