Agree with both of you. I would consider myself to be in the Steemit "middle class" so I bought a few shares to see what the fuss was all about. The conversion rate at the time was roughly 1 BTS/WHALESHARE. Essentially it boils down to 1 BTS/1% of upvote. To me it definitely wasn't worth it even for those who can afford it. The cost-benefit ratio just isn't there.