It's convenient to be attracted to the short-term benefits of taking from the rewards pool.
Competitive nature can also often erode values and long-term goals.
However, here's a simple message from a former major league baseball player that I appreciate and wanted to share.
"Be a fountain, not a drain." - Rex Hudler
I feel that this mindset can help make Steemit a better place for everyone to increase retention, adoption and our appeal to new businesses.
If you agree, please share your thoughts, and let's spread this message instead of finding things to blame.
I also just found a new minnow's human being's intro post to give a 100% upvote to without any doubt that it was the best use of my voting power. Perhaps it made their Steemit day. Give it a try.
Thanks,
@steemmatt
(Stay tuned for more simple positive messages going forward.)