It's true that a lot of people, especially newer members don't understand Steem, but that#s mainly because Steem is so complicated. But for those who simply copy & paste "great article, I learn lots" over and over, they know what they're doing - and they believe they'll get $x/day doing it.

When you can see that a user is adding no value to any conversation, but is "earning" money, what do you do? Let them continue and the problem grows, or put something into place to stop it.

A rising tide raises all boats, but the tide won't rise if people are clogging the inlets with crap.