The way the rewards system is set up perpetuates elitism. It creates an elite set of users. I strongly suspect new users become disillusioned, disheartened and disengaged and either leave or just exist on the periphery. Or there are ones just gaming the system for sats and don't care how it works. I don't agree with that but, if a better system isnt implemented, then can anyone blame those ppl? I mean, What's the point in spending time creating quality content when users are just zapping the established names because it is more beneficial for them. I actually think SN is shooting itself in the foot and hampering its own success by keeping this format. I went away from SN for a long time because of that and the hyped up MSM fiasco, which I believe just served as a huge distraction from the goal/objective of what SN is trying to achieve (I'm just guessing at that bc I don't actually know what the objective is). I'm just disappointed to return and find that a fairer rewards model with integrity has not been implemented.