At this point, I think it's a long game. Now is the time to be buying steem while you're still earning. When it is cheap like this, we have an opportunity to grow ourselves. The 117 steem I bought a week ago would have cost me $700+ at the peak, but I got it for $40. So when things go up again, that'll be a really valuable purchase that helped me get established more in this community.

"Fair manner" is up to you, really. I don't see anything wrong with buying votes. I'm doing it right now on a few posts because it is helping me stretch that same 117 steem for a bit more. If I buy votes with a guaranteed 10% profit margin, I get to turn that into 128 steem power instead of just powering up the 117. Plus it has the benefit of increasing any publicity, as I'm buying votes on posts that I want seen for whatever reason. Contests, delegations, etc.

Minnows that think like whales are what this place is needing I think.

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