Wow, thanks for the shout-out. It's funny (and maybe a little sad?) how common-sense, rational, long-term thinking is now considered almost altruistic (I personally think that word is kind of useless since we all do things because our brain says, "Yep, that's what I want. Do that."). I support things on the steem blockchain with my witness delegations because I think they will grow the value of the entire system which benefits me as an investor, contributor, and participant. There are many things I could do for short-term gain and many of them aren't exactly wrong in any way, but if I really want to create a world we all want to live in, then I have to think bigger than just my own desire for more.

I think we all do.

I'm no saint, I make mistakes, and I like rewards and increasing value and wealth just like most people. I'm just trying to take a long-term view on it. Thank you for highlighting what @steem-ambassador is working to do and for giving me credit for actions I'd like to see replicated here.

We can all win if we think in terms of rational self-interest which includes helping everyone around us who share those same ideals.