I don't think I'm making my own rules at all, and there is probably a large number of "big guys" who would advise either way, depending on what their interests are in the platform. I'm working the way I feel is the best for me, and best for Steemit in the long term; the way the Whitepaper envisioned things should work. There are always going to be those who cheat the system, but thankfully they are in the minority for now.
Inward-looking greed doesn't do it for me, and is counterproductive to the longevity of the platform.
The money is not on the table. It is in your pocket to do with what you feel is right. You can feed yourself, or feed the community.
I can see we're not going to agree on this, so good luck you you. I'll end it there.
Here's the post I wrote on leasing delegated sp. It's got a $56 payout and a lot of good comments, so I think people like it. I would love to know your objections to the ideas.
I also looked at the "Hot" tag on steemit's front page. I only saw one person not voting on their own post and that was a bot announcement. Everyone else is self-voting, so I plan to continue with my 30 cent vote.
Minnow tip - Lease Delegated SP ASAP Now is a Good Time Since STEEM is on Sale!
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Nice work, you obviously had a powerful fan of your post give you a massive vote, like the owner of the leasing service you're punting ;) Again.. nothing to do with your STEEM POWER, but rather the content you created was what they liked.
I hope you're going to buy a lot of STEEM and power yourself up to the 500 SP mark with that fantastic SBD reward, instead of squandering it on more leased SP.
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I got 60 votes and 60 comments on that post. I do not have powerful fans - only other minnows trying to increase their power, influence, and reach like me. I'm leasing as fast as makes sense. My real sp is growing much faster by this method.
Steemit is a game. You can take advantage of the various options or languish in minnowland. Good luck crawling up :0
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