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I think the largest we've had is @davidpakman. I've seen a lot come and go, and I think he's one of the few that's managed to stick around despite the market collapsing and rewards not being particularly high. If anything, we need to be supporting him and those already here, rather than attempting to add more.

hmmm I think a mixture of both, we cannot support them artificially

Yeah, it's certainly a complicated issue to address: they're already making a fair amount of money with brand deals/sponsorships, and we have to not only convince them to join and post here, but also convince their followers to also purchase Steem so they too can support them.