@carlgnash

want to note I flagged your comment solely so that another comment from @techslut which I feel is some amazingly succinct advice for Steem beginners rose to the top here - not my intention to get into a flag war.

I understand.

they funnel funds from minnows up into the pockets of the biggest whales) is bad for Steem?

I don't believe in funnelings rewards from minnows to whales - since many of the sellers are actually minnows.

However, it is true that people with more power, get more rewards.

In the real world and also here on STEEM.

When someone gets so greedy that they only want for themselves even though they already have so much - then that is indeed not good.

But let's take me as an example.

I'm currently selling votes and upvoting other posts on a 50/50 basis - at least that's what I think; haven't made any calculations yet.

And I don't see any problems with that. I like to give, but I also see the importance of growing my own Steempower as only then I can be free to give to others.