Even the people who rub the "egos" of whales for votes have to sacrifice something, generally their dignity.
i cant whip the guilt of my face. you struck a nerve.
my last post is about engaging through commenting and building a solid rapport with people. the people in this context are the bigshots. but your post got me thinking about the newbies, just like myself. if were are all brushing the egos of popular writers on steemit who would cater for the large population of newbies. we should do more than just telling each other what to do as newbies, we should as well support each other with quality comments and upvotes.
im dedicating tomorrow to the newbies--commenting, upvote and helping in any way I can. at the end of the day, it's about givinh value and receiving it in return as steem