@demotruk: using the same reasoning, when a whale upvotes anyone else's comment or post, they are making that comment go to the top at the expense of everyone else's comment. How arrogant are they to think their opinion of what comment is good should supercede everyone else's opinion?
Or maybe you could see it from another perspective and consider that whales are upvoting things which they think are helping improve the discussion around the post. Why should they have a blind spot for their own comment if they made that comment specifically to make the discussion more useful and interesting to everyone else?
Look again at what I put in my comment without getting too focused on who wrote it, then look again at your rant: do you really think people will have the time to read 100 books? Isn't it helpful to the discussion to know what are the most recommended and the most worthless books in the list?
Charlie Shrem, a reputed member of the crypto community, was used by the financial mob to make an example, and sent to jail over petty regulation related charges, following which he spent one year reading 100+ books that appealed to his mood back then. Aren't you anxious to know which he felt were the most meaningful to him in that situation and which he would recommend to a community who shares a similar mindset?