I upvote my posts, not my comments. My average likes per post are 3, so if I want to add a fraction of a penny to my own posts I don't see how people can get upset over that. Of a whale upvote their own post, then good for them because they have earned that.
One thing, you can't please everyone.
A person flags because another posts too many memes, people dislike topics so they flag, people flag because a girl got too many votes so she must be fake. People cry over the smallest detail and I can't see why. Just log in, post, then log off, don't fight with people. One guy even said the new people are being stingy with their votes, but if we vote too much how do we know when to stop?
I'm fine with the system, I just wish we hade a traditional block button.