Check the Hive-Power of everybody who has posted here and you get the answer. There are only two or three with less then 5'000 HP and most are over 100'000. They can all self upvote there own posting into the profit zone.
The greet they are talking about is projection. The can't fathom small accounts who just post for the fun of it.
RE: Should we Curate & Support People that Copy&Paste Content to Steemit & Blurt?