As the system operates today its not designed, or let's use the word "conducive" to make any type of manual curation profitable or sustainable. So, i will say the controversial thing...
If given the choice to support a good article writer, the new shakespear or a good human being... i will chose the latter without hesitation.
Helpie to me is an effort for good people who care to pool their resources together and shift the distribution a little bit so it does not syphon to the top with much velocity.
Now, this phenomena to me is due to many factors, but the one that helpie is fighting back on, the battlefront, you could say, is the inability to cooperate meaningfully.
So, what we are doing in helpie is supporting you... via your content, but the distinction is key.
That conversation is completely aside, and should not be conflated with whales self voting.
My position on that matter is this... everyone is free to do what they want with their stake, the right response to shit content is flags.
What happens if those flags lead to reprisals?