I don't think there is a big problem in upvoting content from known writers just because they are known. After all, they got to this position for a reason, and

I don't think there is a big problem in upvoting content from known writers just because they are known. After all, they got to this position for a reason, and we shouldn't expect everybody to read everything without at least a basic filter. The problem here is that this isn't even an article, it is just propaganda.