The work of the Witnesses is vital to the platform, just like that, vital. And those who are among the first 20 should be those who contribute the most to the platform, who have a job that is not necessarily related to programming. I think it is also important that they are able to keep a community moving, that they add value in some way to the platform.

Undoubtedly @xpilar, his team, his community are important references of the platform, and not since now but for years. Supporting him is supporting a great user in Steemit, who does a lot for the maintenance of the platform in general.