Please explain to me how people accumulating Steem and making money can possibly be bad for the platform.
From my perspective violently attacking peoples ability to be successful and earn is what causes harm to the platform.
We all have our personal biases and preferences, I do not like the fact that we have people selling votes. However I do recognize the fact that those buying votes are only trying to meet a need that we all share. Attacking those people can only be counter productive and discourage engagement on the platform.
If we want to see a change in behavior regarding the buying and selling of votes we need to support the creation of other pathways for people to generate the income they are seeking. Its a need we all share.
Its about meeting needs not punishments and rewards.
imho this place is better seen as a gift economy. Its time to let go of our old conditioned responses and adopt responses that create a better world as opposed to more of the same corruption, violence and duplicity.