RE: I want to do an introduceyourself post after more than a year on steemit... I waited a long time for this moment.

Now see.....this is why you are special. To get that we are electrical beings and feeling someones presence is fantastic. You CAN feel the goodness in someone when they write. There are some that I follow, you included, that you can tell they genuinely care about people. If it is possible, you will get more followers just from declining payout. The money will be nice and you could probably use it. Either way, no one is going to tell you not to take the money. I think you should. A person of character will not be chastised for doing the expected.