I like the way you said that @lobbylux. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being rewarded for good content, in fact I encourage it. Give out as many upvotes as you can to help others reach a level of success. I think the point of my article is that you should like what you are doing on steemit, rather than trying to conceive methods of gaming the rewards pool.
If you create quality, original content that you believe in, the likelihood of your message being seen by others, goes up over time.