That's something I'll wholeheartedly disagree with you on.
In my opinion, it is the fact that people like yourself can farm this blockchain for easy rewards without contributing any value to the network that's exerting downwards pressure on the price.
So pointing out things like your self-rewarding behavior, making it harder for people like yourself to keep doing what they are, that's something that STEEM needs more in order to remain valuable and relevant.
If it would be that easy to earn tokens and gain reputation on the platform, what value does it even have then?