who said it was a market?
I don't see any slaves around, do you?

this is a platform built on micro-transactions and rewards the users for participation, and as such it allows its users to reward themselves for even making the effort to engange.

I do share your opinion regarding people asking for things from others, I found it's easier to just ignore them and show them a better way. Which you already had by giving your reply a lot of thought and energy.

please mind your own Steem, no shaming the program :]