Stop voting for yourselves. Let others determine the value of the posts. Not yourselves. The community is aware that they are not the ones that are determining what is ending up on the trending page.

Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should do it.

There are many others in the community that do more work for Steemit and don't expect anything in return. They enjoy blogging and using the social network and are constantly overlooked. They are the ones bringing value to the platform by taking the time to connect to their audience by the message they create from their content. Interacting and being a part of the community.

It takes more than just being a whale and circle jerking, that's easy to do.

It's harder to walk the path of righteousness, the path of greatness.