I can appreciate how you feel. I strongly disagree with this statement however:

"But what I do know is that this, this little war, has not helped anyone..."

Every time whales flag each other, minnows get more rewards. The upvotes whales give themselves draw from the rewards pool that we all draw rewards from. They get the bulk - over 90% - of rewards. When they flag each other they return those rewards to the pool, where minnows then get a larger share than they otherwise would have.

That makes me happy.

Just sayin'...

I would like to add another humanizing fact about @haejin. I was flagged in a discussion by some heavy hitters (compared to me) whose flags disappeared my comments. I am undeterred by flagging, and continued to be flagged for my views.

@haejin, despite my never having followed him, never even once upvoted him, countered all the flags. Most important to me was that my comments became visible, and folks were able to read the discussion the flaggots tried to conceal.

I reckon that was a thoughtful and considerate act that prevented censorship, and enabled free speech on Steemit. In the interest of full disclosure, I still don't follow @haejin, nor have I ever cast a vote for him. This isn't some protest on my part. I'm just not interested in my personal wealth, and so do not spend my attention on the content he produces, which is geared towards investors.

tl;dr Whales flagging each other is good for minnows, because it increases the rewards we receive.

Thanks!