I liken "steemians" to living cells of the Steemit community.

If each "cell" does its job, the organism is healthy and thrives. Likewise, if each steemian makes the best use of his/ her time on Steemit, to focus on adding value in their own unique ways by expressing or sharing their own knowledge, talents and passions, as opposed to wasting energy by trying to convince people that they're valuable, the community will grow to be strong and self-sustaining.

If too much of the community turns this into a popularity contest, choosing to devote more time to "vote (support) grabs", then Steemit growth will be stunted, at the very least.

To put it simply, if each individual of the whole (community) is strong, then the whole must also be strong.