Being driven soley by greed isn't good in my opinion. It's like the old, "treat others the way you want to be treated". If you ever expect Steem to work, it can't be just based on how much you vote yourself. Granted, you can just delegate your Steem to a sock puppet account and vote yourself to make the appearance someone else votes you. There's really no simple answer, but if everyone is a taker and never a giver.... i don't think anyone would want to share anything valuable here besides a quick shit post. For me, the community aspect is what's kept me here for two years, not the .05c vote i could give myself 10 times a day. There's a lot more to all of this than simply how much money you can make. It depends on your goals and morals I guess. Anyway, always enjoy your take on things, so here's a comment and a vote not spent on myself. :)