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If buying yourself in to become big and suck in the Steem is the only way to become big, then it is a ponzi scheme.

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But much more importantly: It would make the site boring.

I haven't bought ANY steem.

Me neither and I do feel successful here;-)

That means, maybe the system works just fine and it's just the users who are doing it wrong (and some getting everything right)... just like in life^^