I hope so, too. He has obviously made a long term commitment with his investment (unlike many) and the effects are fanning out.
YOU were helped by the Stewards of Gondor initiative; now you've reached a place where you're helping 100's, paying it forward — it's ripples in a pond, spreading. Which is very hopeful... in turn, when some little "redfish" like me reaches full minnowhood, I can turn around and delegate 100SP (or whatever) to a deserving aspiring newcomer... and the ripples spread again.
Whereas many people will have a hand in this, the original impetus can be tracked back to FTG's selflessness.
=^..^=
I agree :)
As others have commented, this to them feels like how Steem is meant to be used. Others will disagree, and that's fair enough.
The long-term vision on FTG though cannot be questioned, and hopefully those beside and below him can in time follow suit with similar effect :)
There's a classic psychological device commonly known as "the Marshmallow Test." You put little kids of about 5-7 in a room. You give them each a marshmallow on a plate and then tell them you have to "go do something," and if they can WAIT and not eat the marshmallow... they'll get TWO marshmallows when you come back.
It basically test's a person's ability to delay gratification.
Steemit is pretty much like that... one group of people who basically want to eat as many marshmallows as they can get their hands on NOW, and another group who want to build a big pile for later.
The problem with too much "now" in a venue like this is that it tends to mean that there's won't BE a "later" for either short-termers OR long-termers. And that would kind of suck... and it's also the message I want to try to spread.
Of course, some people simply don't care; they just flit around from opportunity to opportunity, oblivious to the reality that THEY are the answer to the pervasive question "Why do these things keep failing?"