Thank you?

          I have been seeing a lot of post and reading a lot of comments about engagement and about passive income, and about the price of steem and about voting, and about vote bots, and curation trails. We see a lot of people talk bad about the vote bots, I myself do not like them, but I do understand that they do serve a purpose for various reasons for various people. If someone wants to buy, sell or rent votes, it really is their choice, and that has been talked about until everyone is blue in the face.

Don't be stung

          Passive spamming:

Hello @bashadow, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @------------. The ------- ------ is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!

So they upvoted my post, spam is spam. Do I go to their post and say I have upvoted them here is my page. Does the Reputation level of 70+ mean it is not spam? How is it any different than a new user reputation level 25 saying I upvoted you would you look at my page? Spam is Spam.

But they not only gave you a vote a lot of other votes came in with their vote, (a trail). Okay lets take a look at that:

Just look at those percentages!!!
Four people in the 50 Reputation level, the rest all 60 or 70 reputation.
Just look at those vote values!!!! $0.004
I feel just so god damned blessed that that spammer had a bunch of other people following on in his wake of spam. I am so enriched feeling from them. They must be good steemians just look at their reputations. Sorry spam is spam, and I don't care how many support it it is wrong.

Now I want to show you people that care for Steemit, that do not spam and are actually supporting each other and steemit. I am honestly very blessed to have the support of these people. Their names have not been blanked out like the above. They have not spammed my post, Some of them actually comment on my post on occasion.

You have seen what is wrong with steemit above, Now here is what is right with steemit:

Just LOOK AT THAT not one person in the 50 Reputation level or above.
Just look at those percentages!!!
Just look at those vote values!!!! $0.014

I know what you are thinking, not even a dust level vote from all those users trying to do the right thing. The point is they are at least trying and being honest with themselves. I hope I have never given a total $0.000 vote to anyone. How is that even possible.

So if you are on a vote/curation trail somewhere, you may want to see what it is you are following. A lot of people bitch about the vote bots supporting spam and bad content, how is it any different than a vote/curation trail doing the same thing. People talk about community circle vote jerks, how is a vote/curation trail any different. At least mutual voters know what they each are posting and what they are voting on.

You have the right to vote, not vote, buy a vote, sell a vote, it is your vote, remember that. IT IS YOUR VOTE! Also remember that anyone can see how you used your vote, or allowed it to be used.

I do not Rant often, but well I don't like Spam, and I especially do not like glad handing spam, of look what I did for you or will do for you. If you want to pat yourself on the back do it on someone else's post not mine.

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