Steemit allows members to exploit content ranking. A plagiarist can reach the top slots on the trending page or hot section on their first day as a "content producer" here, while someone who's been here for nearly three years and gets things like this at least once a week...

...organically, sits way down underneath the plagiarist's post, out of sight, and earns far less than what those who promoted the plagiarism to the front page so everyone can see it, earn.

Now that Steemit earns ad revenue, having content producers with the ability to create something that draws eyes in is far more important than ever before, and they should not be placed under the garbage.

Allow a plagiarist to earn here, all they do is cash out. Cater to those types and it's no wonder the value of the token decreases. I held what I earned and if I'm forced out, that shady behavior again forces another 26000 SP out the door. That's what's been happening. Solid content producers who held got forced out by shady content producers who sell. Think about it.

It went on like that for years and Steemit did nothing.