This post makes so much sense. Thank you @donkeypong. What an inspiration.
Followers will be everything down the road
If you own a business and you want to do social media marketing, what do they tell you?
Get more followers!
Get more "engagement"!
Steemit is still pretty small for me, alot might think we are large, but the platform is too blessed that the whole world needs to hear about steem and steemit. And as it grows it may "mimic" other social media sites to a certain degree and supass it eventually.
Followers will become everything Because it might be harder to be seen in the "new" section. It will probably be updated quickly.
People you follow will determine what you see on the platform. Back in the beginning days of Steemit, The follow button didn't do anything. And you couldn't see the posts from your followers. But now you can. Having those followers gives you more exposure.
So who cares if you start to kill of your voting power! Just upvote your followers! When someone provides value to the conversation, Give them that vote. If you are a minnow or remember the struggle of being a minnow, it can be tough! As a minnow people often don't see your posts. And It can be hard to move up in the platform. Giving Everyone who provides value an upvote, Can help! Especially the minnows trying to get their footing. Thank you @donkeypong for being a perfect example. Beautiful post.