This is simply unsustainable. The Steem White Paper is clear:
"When people are recognized for their meaningful contributions, they continue contributing and the community grows. Any imbalance in the give and take within a community is unsustainable. Eventually the givers grow tired of supporting the takers and disengage from the community."
Ned's ambivalent attitude to this war between the whales is a shame. Content contributors, aside from the ones that are already connected to the whales here, will not contribute to this platform knowing that there are users that are reaping tens of thousands of dollars in rewards for nonsense.
RE: Why the Whale War might be good for Steemit