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RE: It's time for an old-fashioned Barn Raising STEEMIT style to help a Steemian in need: @klye
UV&RS. Don't fully understand the whole witness thing, but trust your judgement and willingness to help someone, mostly based on our interaction talking about fathers a couple weeks ago!
Thank you for the Upvite and Resteem @anarchrysalis
I'm still learning my way around the witnesses and what they do. The easiest way I can explain it is Witnesses from around the world set up and sync their equipment to run/host Steemit. By outsourcing it, Steem, Inc. does not have a lot of overhead costs by housing and cooling a building full of servers. This offsets operational costs and is largely why we can sign up and earn without actually investing first into Steemit. It's way more complex than that but I encourage you to read the User Guide to Steem Witnesses. You will have a better appreciation for the inner workings and why Witness votes are so important. :)