Well I would go for option number 2 without hesitation and buy steem via tradeqwik....my new exchange...win-win situation all round. Will have to drop lower first though. Who wouldn't want to be a whale 🐳?
I could reward good content with a decent. deserving upvote. There are so many good quality posts that make only cents because they are not being seen.. I would look through posts each day and pick out the best ones.