I don't even think that current dolphins really sold their houses and convert it into steem, it just you(dolphins) played the game well (not telling it in a bad way). One built a platform, other one had a great idea to attract delegators, some choose to run a bot, other one did something else. And these happened when the competition was low.
I mean if I need to be 1500 + 1, I need to put $15k into the table. And in return, I'll be able to upvote for $2 - $3. I know my math sucks but this doesn't feel right.
I don't even think that current dolphins really sold their houses and convert it into steem, it just you(dolphins) played the game well (not telling it in a bad way). One built a platform, other one had a great idea to attract delegators, some choose to run a bot, other one did something else. And these happened when the competition was low.
I mean if I need to be 1500 + 1, I need to put $15k into the table. And in return, I'll be able to upvote for $2 - $3. I know my math sucks but this doesn't feel right.
I think I put $1500 over the course of last year.
Over 80% of my SP is through blogs/curation. It's a grind for sure, I do agree it's tougher now.