As a perennial devil's advocate, I am forced to point out a huge flaw in your logic.

"If members of the seniority of @stellabelle and @jerrybanfield were aligning behind the No SUV banner I would do likewise."

By this logic, we should also end all progressive taxes.

Think hard about how top .1% Steemians "ending self-upvoting" is much like enacting regulation or licensing in an industry to maintain competitive advantage and keep new talent/investors out.

The top .1% being able to afford to do something is not a reason for the other 99% to do it.