The value of @zer0hedge 's account is irrelevant to the service the account provides.
not really, it directly effects the potential payout of steemit as a whole - any account that takes large payouts constantly will be effectively depleting the reward pool and meaning other posts receive less - that is part of why the community generally shouts loudly when they see this occurring. if the service the account provides is ultimately something that could be identical in quality and value just by pasting a link that goes to zerohedge instead of pasting the text (which it is), then it is not unreasonable to point out that receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars for effectively dropping a web link into a form a few times a day is at the very least worthy of being commented on.
True, it isn't fair for those who generate original content. However, life is not fair. If we are about freedom in cryptocurrency, then people are also free to support this. It will never end. Eventually, we will end up censoring what people say, because the community may not agree with the content...Slippery slope.
I have a few questions, though: If we are supposed to get paid for valuable contributions to original content, why are there upvoting buttons on comments?
Should short comments not be upvoted?