That is where we disagree also, you and so many on here say it is not "your rewards" until actual payout, but what this in effect means that even if many people find a post worthy and upvote it, someone else with dubious intentions can come along and zero that author reward and the curators' rewards out, increasing the non-zeroed out rewards for himself and his gang with the stake majority.
Bro I get it. You want rewards and noone being able to "steal" your PENDING PAYOUT, because it is yoooours, you greedy guy have you also thought about the opposite example ever?
Being:
Pure abuse, noone being able to cancel it out completely or at all, because we just abolish Downvotes? What are the incentives? Everyone spams plagiarism and even worse for some quick rewards?
Ever thought about organising and banding together?
Enough fish can eat a whale. Also a hive whale. Cancel out the rewards of what you deem unfair. But stop whining and complaining while doing nothing, please.