RE: Steem, anarchy and the zero-sum-game
this is an outstanding post. though there are some nuances that you didn't cover.
First, is that our swimming pool has some really really unnaturally fat people in it. They all take up a ton of room, and its not a consequence of free market. The distribution problem is the main culprit for "swimming space" conflicts like this. And it will hopefully get better as distribution becomes more even.
Second:
e had "played by the rules", he was literally at the right time at the right place. He developed the right contacts and is now profiting on it. No need for envy!
Or, he was a sock puppet and he was getting paid for bad content because his cookie-cutter content was nothing more than a pretext for his whale "patron" to vote on it and put money in his own account. I am not saying that this is necessarily true. But it is possible.
To extend your analogy this would be like a guy saying "hey im taking this cup of water to go play on the water slide with my friends" but instead taking the water, walking off with it, and using it to fill up his own pool.
I seem to recall that you were a poker pro at one time. If you don't think things like this really happen, I invite you to take a look at @armen 's blog and the rewards he got vs the quality of his posts.
Hey, and thx for your answer!
Even if his account is a sock puppet (which can only be assumed) there is imho nothing "legally" wrong in it. I vote my posts all the time.
And YES you are of course right mentioning that there is a lot of high voted crap out there, but still this has nothing to do with the message, I wanted to transport with that post.
The real problem from my point of view is, that too many people (even self proclaimed anarchists) think that they are able ( and fit) to judge the actions of others.
Applying the NAP one could argue, that dan is attacking, thinking it further one could say he is selfdefending his assets.
In the end both had their reasons, both are "right" and both have to live with their decisions and the consequences. This will include hate, greed, envy and other totally useless and non-productive nonsense . (Just look at all the comments below Dan´s post... if only in a brainstorming about solving issues would have been so much contribution!)