You mentioned an experiment by @smooth and @abit on your account by flagging a content. I would love to know what it was all about as I have thought of any possible explanation that could make you agree with them.

The experiment was a 'no whale votes' trial where if whales voted 'too' highly, smooth and abit knocked it away. This was part of why the voting curve became straight. The problem with the experiment however couldn't factor in what people would do with their added voting strength and immediately, self-voted comments became an issue after the fork.

she over used it and forgot what she used to write about which earned her the followers in the first place.

With a growing platform, her cost is low. Most keep following and new ones don't know of her past.

This point is where most people will pretend that it doesn't matter but I do appreciate people who appreciate my time and efforts when an with them.

Time is a commodity and if you feel like yours is being wasted, walk away. Most think 'feeling good' is valuable but in the longrun, it rarely is.