Just because buying votes is common does not make it a good thing for Steem as a platform. Too many people are just in a dash for cash and the trending page is largely junk due to this.
Of course we cannot stop people buying votes and the freedom we have is a major attraction of Steem.
We have the issue of people not joining did to a lack of big names and the stars won't join if the audience is small.
I agree entirely.