What I love about this debate is that the Hive Tribes system allows a different set of community rules about an issue (ie downvoting) to be adopted to that which applies on the Hive main chain.
I think that both @themarkymark and @trostparadox have valid and well thought out views on this important issue.
By having both options it both gives users choice and lets the market decide which they prefer.
In this case I think that both will be winners as consumer preference is varied on this issue.
Hive is so powerful!
Absolutely!
And different tribes can adopt different approaches.
This is exactly why centralized governance at the tribe level does not bother me. The decentralization happens at the 'consumer' level.
If I don't like the way the 'tribe CEO' is running things, I can invest my time and treasure in a different tribe -- I vote with my sneakers!
And not only that -- if I disagree with the way all the other tribes are being managed and if I'm an adventurous sort, I can go out and create my own tribe.