In fact, when I think about "news" and "digests" I do not quite understand why self-upvoting is cosidered like an abuse.
Creating a platform, buying steems to have a power to make money for the work done, to pay to authors, designers, e.g.
Ok, we suppose that other person can appreciate newspaper work, but why then to buy steems for such projects? They will be created just for raping the pool?
Don't think it's all the questions for you - they just came to me with this discussion.