Reading 20+ articles today on McAfee making a ludicrous call ... check
Seeing average payout on those articles (few cents up to a few dollars) ... check
Seeing the umpteenth article of McAfee today but then by someone with a rep of 70+. Expecting madness votes while the news is old..... definitely a check

I do not want to sound as the grumpy guy, but isn't it slightly strange that a post without new information gets massive upvotes 'just because of the OP' instead of the contents of the article? I am not interested in high rep people earning some Steem on their 'investment', not at all, but amazed at the 'jump the herd' mentality shown. I think that happens many times on Steemit. Does that contribute to helping good articles of lower rep people getting the upvotes they deserve?

Anyway, just my 2 cents. I would rather want to see McAfee being right than him having to make good on his bet on TV.