I think you're not wrong and it's going to feel that way at first. There is no way from stopping people who have resources at their disposal to buy things that are for sale unless you take or nullify those resources, and that can be tough because deciding on how to do that is not a choice anyone should have the power to make.

At the same time, I think an important thing to consider is that there are a large number of ways to earn that require no resources at all (like chatting in the discord, commenting on posts, and other options), and that your initial inclusion in the claimdrop allows you to plan what you want to do with your PAL. You have the power to earn and double dip, freely given to you, and a much better overall distribution to start within. Better yet, you need to do absolutely nothing different to be able to get multiple token rewards and to open new avenues to you. You are now in the position that you could do everything exactly the same today, but end up with additional resources yourself, at a greater rate and in an additional token than you did yesterday.

Part of this is not only the ability to 'moon up', but to also see a new side of the community around you. Posts you wouldn't have otherwise, a different look at trending, hot and promoted, and a different set of tools to help you do all that. It's still all Steem... and yet, it's something more, too. It will change and grow, and the greatest wish is that you can do that with it.

I can't tell you that there is a perfect, logical way to basically tell people who have worked hard (or not) to build up crypto that they should be punished for doing well. But what I can tell you is that where you are today has the potential to put you in a better position than yesterday, and what you decide to do with it is your choice. That bit of control and that bit of opportunity matter, I think. I appreciate you writing this out~