"This may sound crazy but I feel it is a whales duty to not self upvote, but rather to spread the rewards to those who will then spread the word of STEEMIT in a positive light." BINGO , great thought... In the long run this strategy would create a longer sustainable model which in turn would equal even greater rewards/ROI. So it's the old dilemma of the Fast Nickle or the Slow Dime. But it work both ways. The Whales need assurance that Steemit is viable for this long term approach. This requires greater communications from all the powers that be (behind the scenes). It also requires hard work from those expecting to be "noticed" and keep serving up the good content. It also requires a great deal of cooperation amongst total strangers. What an Epic task at hand and how lucky are we to be part of this Saga? Can we do it? Either way, everyone needs to enjoy the Journey along the way and have fun as well. I've only been here 45 days and still have a bunch to learn but feel encouraged things will work out as we all have a vested interest in Steemits LONGTERM Success. Even more so with Dlive, DSound, Dtube, Dmania, Utopian etc + more linked sites to Steemit on the horizon. Keep them tips coming (picture me scratching my neck right now like Dave Chapelle lol).