All of the Steem that exists was mined before Steemit existed. With power comes responsibility. Neither of our shitposts significantly engenders either.

Give credit where credit is due. You and I keep our rooms clean. Those with messy rooms need to clean them, or continue to experience the consequences themselves. Conflating extraction of the economic activity of social media with authority for that economic activity demonstrates responsibility for that social media.

This is why millions of Steem are currently powering down. As you say, whales don't do things by accident. Two different models of ROI are potential. One attains profit via capital gains and increasing the value of the underlying investment vehicle, and one attains profit by extracting the economic value of the investment vehicle, leaving it worthless and in the rear view mirror thereafter. Rhetoric is immaterial and actions probative as to which model each of us effects.

That being said, I haven't seen that you are powering down. Neither am I. I've seen you contributing value incessantly, and it will be interesting to observe how matters proceed in days to come. The state of my stake is not indicative of my economic model, however, as I have undertaken to eschew economic models to the degree possible. Society has far more value than the economic activity it generates, but I am compelled to face the fact that the economy is integral to society, and without it the society loses all value, just as without air a person loses all value.

As you do value your stake you do well to make it your concern.