Exactly and as you pointed out we are evolving to focus on these types of things. For example our last big upgrade was including user's SP in their pool priority and voting weight allocation. This was the first big step toward ensuring those who invest in their SP earn more!

Our focus is now on getting users to Power Up each week. As you can see in our latest few posts we are implementing policies that reward powering up and discourage abuse.

Those who stick with the program earn! As you said "It's a marathon not a sprint"!