I haven't found a great way to talk about it, but it is like we have HUGE parasites, that need to be fed before we can grow.
Yep, this is the nature of this market place I figure. Normally the business is developed and then the money made, this seems somewhat reversed.
I don't want to put money in so they can liquidate it and it is still too expensive to buy in at a level where one felt they could be an influencer.
I think you are already an influencer and in many ways, much more so than highly staked users because you have a voice here. If we look at influencers on other platforms, it isn't necessarily because they get paid, it is just that people listen. Having said that, stake does help a great deal with turning ears.