It's absolutely true. My statement about whales doing nothing to make more coin was in no way meant to claim that they have done anything wrong. It's smart actually. It was only meant to put things into perspective. That type of investing into oneself and self upvoting are both viable means to obtain a return on your investment.

I know just what you mean about investing into steemit. Personally I have invested quite a lot of money here. I learned the hard way about the issue of self voting and lost thousands because of it. If it were made clear somewhere when I started here I would have avoided such a costly mistake.

Kudos to you for the self vote!