I was thinking, if you saw the article, you might say this ☺

I don't think there's a competition so much, and I don't like to adapt to the scarcity mindset... on the other hand, there's a finite amount of SP and a finite amount of VP for voters to utilize each day. I used to be periodically upvoted by a mini-whale. And, another whale had me on his auto-voting curation for a few weeks. I never hear from these guys any more. One might say they've found someone more worthwhile, in their eyes, to show support to. My posts don't grab their attention anymore, and I believe I'm firmly off of their radar. In order for them to show me the support they did in late summer 2017, someone else would have to be voted a little less or not at all.

This isn't a complaint, I'm doing fairly well regardless. New supporters have stepped in. I've found supporters that are more enthusiastic about what I provide.

However, their support will fluctuate in the same way my support for others fluctuates. I think most users have someone they upvote daily/routinely, but that kind of loyalty seems rare to me.

I get the gist of your article but, ultimately, competition is a scarcity derived condition. When we are in the Age of Abundance, there is no competition because there is plenty....

I appreciate you saying that. Regardless of who does and doesn't support my posts, I'm hoping I can maintain and even grow a fanbase. And you're right about abundance, it just doesn't seem to be in full effect.

Imagine having 100,000 followers that each upvoted a penny's worth twice a week. That would keep the bills paid easily ☺