No, it is not clear to me. I'm not feigning anything. I asked you about Sybil attacks which is one of the main reasons Steemit is structured the way it is. Go read the white paper (even though it is a bit out dated).

I get frustrated at all the "Hey, I have an idea how to fix things!" posts I see from new accounts who frankly don't know what they are talking about.

Even voting. Even playing field. Simple idea.

It's not that simple at all. It doesn't work. It can't work. Read the white paper and you'll understand why.

(which anyone in their right mind would direct at themselves).

Except they don't. Have you looked at the reports of how much of the rewards pool is going to self-voting compared to normal voting? It's not the epidemic people want to believe it is. The simple fact is those who invest time and money into Steemit to build up their following and Steem Power do well here. Those who don't do not. Those who excessively self-vote or abuse the rewards pool lose followers and voters. It's a dynamic social economy.

There's nothing "socialist" about investors buying Steem and making a profit off of that investment through their curation rewards. The main designer of this system, Dan Larimer, was an Anarcho Capitalist! That's about as far from socialist as you can get!

Bah. I need to go to bed. I've only been here a year, and I already feel old and crotchety yelling at young whippersnapper to get off my lawn.

Sorry if my frustration is being unfairly directed at you.