I get really discouraged talking to most whales and dolphins about this. They seem to have two attitudes. The first is "who cares, your steem will be worth 100x what it is now." Or they believe that since hard work and perserverence paid off for them, as a rule,it will for everyone else in the future.

For me it probably will pay off. But we are still in the early stages of the sites development....I don't think someone like me will have a shot in hell two years from now if we don't fix the wealth inequality here SOON and have HFs that make it more sustainable. I wrote about it in a comment to a post by @benjojo . He is one of the few steemains with mich sway here that makes me feel like perhaps I'm not foolish for being too idealistic and that I should keep pushing for steemit to remain more than just another way to make a buck. You also make me feel that way. I think we should all find a way to collaborate on getting this ideas across to @ned and the witnesses. Or finding potential witnesses who understand our concerns.

The post I mentioned:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@benjojo/questions-for-steemit-inc-the-answers-to-which-might-be-of-interest-to-all-steemians#@benjojo/re-ned-re-benjojo-re-ned-re-benjojo-re-emble-re-benjojo-questions-for-steemit-inc-the-answers-to-which-might-be-of-interest-to-all-steemians-20170809t174627905z