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RE: a SPAMMER GOES HAYWIRE - The Story
I wouldnt say spamming alone is stealing money from the system. Nor would I say spam makes the value of steem go down.
It definitely wont help the value of steem rise, but you know what will? Voting on actual content. If your spending all of your voting power on flagging (a potentially infinite amount) of spammers then your fighting an unwinnable war, while good content passes by making nothing.
I would rather see good content get the rewards that they deserve, then see bad content get stripped of rewards they dont. The real issue here isnt that people are spamming, but that spam actually gets votes.
It doesn't matter that you wouldn't say it's stealing because it is stealing no matter what your opinion is on it. Taking money out of the system for not contributing (spamming) is stealing.
Flagging bad content keeps the rewards pool more full of money to give to good content, so you're wrong, and it is a winnable war, but you're not going to win by giving up before you start. I'd rather see a lot of things as well, but I do like dealing with reality. Yes, spam getting votes is part of the problem, but it's not all of the problem Things aren't as black and white and simple as you'd like them to be.
Just because you call something stealing, doesnt make it stealing. Its spamming. Spammers arent stealing a penny out of the system, because other people are the ones giving them pennys.
There are people who upvoat their own post, is that stealing to you too? I could argue that it is with your logic and from better ground as well. Should I start flagging those who do so?
Using your voting power to flag bad content instead of to promote good content means the only people who are going to get recognised are the ones who already were.
And I dont see how fighting them is winnable, there will always be spammers joining hoping to make a quick buck. Let them rest at the bottom while the good content goes up.
And this issue is pretty damn black and white. Voters are 99.999% of the reason spammers exist. Instead of hating on the people trying to game the system hate on the people who are encouraging it to happen.