I clicked on "About" and saw this:

Steem is a blockchain-based rewards platform for publishers to monetize content and grow community.

Approx. USD rewards paid since June 2016:

$40,154,371

Interesting...at first I wondered, out of the total rewards mentioned, I wonder what share of it the top 50 members earned.

Then I wondered rewards platform for publishers to monetize content and grow community.

Do not forget to remove the word "publishers" and replace it with "curators", so that the message is not misleading.

So, that leads us to...we deduct what the top 50 earners earned, then deduct what goes or has gone to curators...just what is left for those who actually created the posts? I saw the word 'dust' with references to low earnings - so how about we change the title 'publishers' to 'sweepers'?

Now THAT would be honest...but not very tactful, isn't it?

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As far as I can see (as a member of the general public and not a maths expert), as with all other platforms, the creators of the platform make the most money (and very few of us resent that being so), BUT they, the Lords of Creation cannot fight their nature and end up getting greedier and greedier, wanting a larger and larger share of the honeypot.

You want to argue I am wrong? I'm certain you'll pull out complicated arguments I will not understand - just as you cannot seem to understand that what matters, when dealing with the unwashed millions, is not whether you can put up a good argument, but how your arguments are perceived by all of us, the ones who make it possible for you to become so wealthy

Do Not Meddle With Success, remember it is called 'Killing the Goose that lays the Golden Eggs'.