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I mostly saw this kind of behaviour among "bigger minnows"... those whose upvotes are worth several dollars now. Sadly, I don't think it's a new user problem.

Hello Seth, you are right. I saw a video posting yesterday- someone bragging that they made a lot of money with a single post now (I won't say who). Hopefully many people will not pursue this line of thought. I'm trying to participate more often now- it is difficult working full time and college full time.

I've been in the same boat. I want to grow my Steemit following, maybe enough to do my art and animation full time (I'm dreaming now, lol). But it's hard when life is in the way. I work, I have school, not to mention personal commitments.

Exactly Seth, it takes time to write a good article with research. I'm hoping to use my steem power as part of a retirement investment (we will see- I'm trying to learn about cryptocurrency as well).

"Retirement investment"

That's a big part of my goal too. Steemit was my gateway drug to cryptocurrency and there are several coins, including Steem which I consider my "retirement plan." You should consider getting into Expanse. It's a really solid project that's seen good, steady growth in the last few months.

I will check into that crypto, thank you!