I agree that is has more to do with the culture of rewarding poor behaviors wile , 'punishing" legitimate work .. and by punishing .. I mean - getting low visibility - question is - what can we do to change that culture? I don't believe he should have re-posted your info - simply from an ethics standpoint. There is a re-steem button for a reason - I don't know how it works , but if someone resteems your article - the bulk of its earnings should go to the OP - just my opinion. I wonder what it would take to shift the culture back towards original content creators - I think that what Steem was trying to accomplish - but somewhere along the line , people have found the loopholes and exploited the system.