It's interesting to read this from an investor perspective. As an news content creator trying to bring news to a new readership I agree with @abh12345 that there is very little value in dust votes, growth is very slow. Our investor value is created by the traffic generated by steem platforms carrying our news articles as well as brand awareness. Plus it's an interesting experience being a part of the steem echosystem.
BTW what the heck happened to the VP 100% vote $ value lately?