RE: What Happens If You Remove DownVotes...

[lucylin]

Which of my last 2 posts (and comments) in the last week would/should qualify for this, do you recon'?
(as an illustration to your point - and whether people will stand up for the principle, irrelevant of the person or the difference of opinion. 'I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death, your right to say it' , kind of thing)

https://steemit.com/blog/@lucylin/why-i-m-very-grateful-to-steemit-why-i-m-now-not-so-interested-in-it-oh-and-gorgeous-leggy-blondes

https://steemit.com/blog/@lucylin/this-is-becoming-too-hilarious

https://steemit.com/blog/@lucylin/pink-floyd-with-alternative-on-screen-lyrics-regarding-steem-oh-and-some-sheep

DPOS, downvoting and a fake decentralized system is fundamentally flawed.
(20 witness under the thumb of the big people are those who decide the direction of steem and totally irrelevant of peoples wishes - this cannot be described as decentralized, anymore than the politburo was 'democratically elected' in soviet russia)

It can be fixed, (with a radical reassessment of perspectives) - but not while 'the powers that be' continue to profit by keeping the status quo.

I see no good ending, I'm sorry to say.

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[whatsup]

you always confuse two issues. Downvoting for opinion by an overzealous whale which I disagree with and always have.

^ that being an issue does not nullify our need to fight those who are over rewarded and not adding value.

[lucylin]

Au contraire, madamoselle.

I would posit that the two are inextricably entwined.

......aaaaaaaaand back to the systematic flaws....

Imagine if the system was the same, but one account could only down vote once per day , with a fixed amount - say 1 or 2 cents. (not related to DPOS).

(Sorry for inserting common sense fixes to a corrupt system - It ain't gonna happen).
Power is hardly ever relinquished ( voluntarily)
'They' hold all the cards.

[lucylin]

.....the irrational behavior exhibited tells me this could be something very different than as it appears...
(a different, bigger agenda, but posing as an 'earning' social media site).

Only supposition, and no evidence - except using the reliable metric of 'actions' and not words.
(I'm not that interested anymore, tbh).

I'm frying much more profitable fish, so busy with that.
I'm only here occasionally nowadays, to witness the decline, and highlight it.

I'm still trying to help, when I have the time

[lucylin]

I'm more inclined to see it as one agenda, using 'money' as the carrott.
(profits are of no concern)

I can't be bothered. I'm here to wind people sheep up! (with the odd excpetion)

I'll be posting a vid tomorrow I think - you might just like it!