The right people are us, those of us that have not been sucked into the black hole of the vote bots. I do not use them, the only people they serve are the owners. even though the vote is a reward from the reward pool, and not out of their pocket, they still see it as their money, and are going to make a profit at the expense of the buyer.
When people learn to Power up their sbd's and convert to steem and vote power the faster they will grow their Vote Power, and the more their Vote will be worth, making any reward they give that much more. At some point in time a person's vote becomes enough to where yes a self vote helps them grow, and provides for growth to others.
Increased Vote Power also means the ability to delegate some to people that need a little boost, for every vote a person buy they throw away the ability to grow their account. Very few of the vote bot are altruistic enough that you receive your investment back. I know people will say they buy them for the visibility. Do you really look at the trending page any more? I have seen so many people say they don't, that it is mostly bought and paid for. What good is a post with 882 votes, and only 53 comments? Me I don't even bother with such an imbalanced post.
All we can do is try and get people to be a part of the solution by setting a good example. my reputation number wise has not grown very much over the last 5 months, but my SP has started to take off. I have even been able to delegate a small portion, and will continue to do so at the right levels for me.
I fully agree with you @bashadow.
Maybe you could do a short and clear article about the Power up you mentioned?
I'm not sure I know enough about it myself :-)
Once people have a clear and simpleexplanation they will start to use it better.
I often see people mention Power up. But I have too many other things in my mind to really absorb the essentials and figure out what I should do.
thanks a lot for the feedback and i hope my tiny vote still holds other values