Good points. It is a bit weird the way some people go around begging for followers. I've seen the same thing on other platforms where you get people following 1,000's of people and their posts get zero engagement. You would assume that the penny would drop that it is not a good strategy.
The whales are just people too and the constant banging on about their privileged position is also just plain dumb and pointless. Anyone can become a whale either by blogging stuff that people enjoy or by buying more steem power.
It's not rocket science...it's computer science lol Good post btw.
To Molometer:
Thank you.
Yeah when i first got on here I thought followers made the difference,
Like it does on facebook, twitter etc.
But it matters less here.
I was aware though that in the end quality will win out.
It might take longer, but it's worth it.