@kevinwong -  **It has always been a dilemma for me.  Frankly, I am no saint and initially did resort to Randowhale.  Not for making more money but for the hope of more visibility.   I do not think it helped much in terms of visibility anyways but made me feel cheap to be honest.  I do succumb to thoughts of purchased votes when the posts get no appreciation once in a while but resist the temptation to actually buy votes most of the time.**   
With Steemit having substantially more posts per minute now than a few months ago,  it is hard for even good posts to get noticed.  Commenting with good thoughtful comments does get attention still on Steemit but again, it is becoming harder for Steemians to sift through tons of spam and meaningless comments to find a good comment.  Under the circumstances,  I see many Steemians spend 5-10 SBD and try to gain 10-15 SBD in the hopes that their post at least made more money than the few cents it would have made.  I do not see a way to stop this.  Can anyone suggest a way ?

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