I think we should earn rewards based on our upvotes. I see lots of what I think are pretty crappy posts, many more articles are worthy, but the viewers vote on what they like. Many people have a sweet tooth. Let the market decide the rewards!
I built my up my account with a few
free
steem dollars and a lot of elbow grease. That's the kind of equality I trust! Everyone can get in but they have to put in the work.