@stellabelle - I totally agree that selfvoting on inane and non-meaningful self posts adds no value to Steemit platform. I have noticed this trend increasing after HF19 as you have correctly pointed out. I am only about 20 days old on this platform but am trying to bring quality blogs with original content and meaningful comments. I hope other beginners do so too.
Thank you for the perspective on 'Steem'. I will try hard to add value and not just try to make Steemit a 'money wagon' !!
I love your term 'masturbatory shit-pool'. You mince no words! Well done!