STEEM Pharaohs - Whales Feeding Whales - Inflation is Taxation - STEEM is Mirroring the Real World

Attention STEEMians .. STEEMers .. STEEMites?

I post this, not because I think I have deserved more than I have received ... I have not produced anything; what little I have was puked up in 15 min sittings, just to see what would happen. HOWEVER, I see many people, making very solid effort, providing high-quality, original contributions, that just end up going .. "THUD!" I am now afraid to put real effort in because it seems like you're just throwing away your thoughts to a crowd that is fiending after Whale Upvotes, like drugged-up street rats.

Your New Gods ..

YES!! STEEMites, rhymes with Israelites, as in the time when they were enslaved by The Pharaohs.

History repeating itself, here of all places? YES - our very activity here is allowing the rich to become godlike, and your future on STEEM is very much in their hands. Who do they choose to raise up out of the muck - mostly other whales. :)

Gaming the Game

When you see post from one very cool member, regarding mining pools !? There are many other examples .. if you think about it you will begin to see what is happening here, and it is really not something that should be ignored - because the future of STEEM is at risk. Those who are supposed to energize the system, the one's who have benefited the most from its existence, are instead shortening its lifespan - they are gaming the game for their own benefit, and the benefit of a chosen few.

They will tell us it is all about 'quality' .. give the people what they want, right!? No.. really nooo - have a good look - the people are not motivated by quality, they are motivated in the same way drugged-up sex workers are .. 'bitch, pay me!' Certainly our Pharaohs want many subjects in their new land, so they will promote posts that they believe will bring in new members .. that's alight .. but this has become so predictable, and boring! and so are the posts that are being OVER-supported - Here is what you do folks .. so DO IT.. do it again, do it again .... do it again .. good doggies!

Then there are those very limited, but beneficial contributions, which are getting waaaay too many dollah bills stuffed into their garters. There is one dude .. I like him, he's helpful and smart, he's a Wesssside Canuck like myself, a ... but I mean really, everytime he posts a 3 min video he deserves TWO GRAND!?

Inflation is Taxation .. No Taxation Without .. Rrrr ..edistribution of Wealth!

There must be a design change that helps us avoid the imbalance that these folks are creating - I have no idea what would be required, but something certainly is. In the real world, inflation without growing income, is taxation placed on the little guy, who is bankrolling the game of the big dawgs - the rich get richer, and the poor go nowhere.

It is a discussion that must begin sooner than later.