the way downvoting killed steemit was that it drove all the people who refused to stick to the agenda off the platform - and that was over 90% of my friends - you are one of the less than 10% that remain, and you know yourself that you play by the rules!
they weren't all downvoted off the platform, but more than 20 of them were (plus 4 of my own accounts that were rendered unusable) and the others were so pissed off watching the shitshow that they just quit
if i decided to put my liquid hive, as i power down my accounts, into pob i could easily become a major stakeholder, but after 5 years of watching total corruption on the blockchain I wouldn't put that much money into it again. how much i invest in pob is dependent on how this downvote power struggle plays out.
Ive been on my best behavior on hive, but even so have copped some big downvotes on my alt accounts, and while living vicariously through lucylin's posts has been good, if we lose this battle i'll probably give up being a hive investor and go midwit hunting too :)
I stay out of most of the politics and I have very little invested at this point. I do love to talk about crypto and feel friendship with many.
So, I do hear your point. The whole idea of 2nd layer solutions is exactly what is happening here. So, I appreciate the ideas you guys are testing, trying and discussing.
the second layer only works if we can rid ourselves of the accounts trying to control the content and take all the rewards, and it's already very clear on pob where that threat is coming from - for me this is an experiment playing out - if I have to keep beating around the bush because accounts I am not allowed to name will downvote me, then I'm not on a free platform - the moment i get out of the cage i'll stop beating around the bush - we all know who is screwing the platform, but don't dare say in public...
I think most get it.
It's a real weakness of DPOS which I think downvotes are less of the problem than the culture/who rules the stake.
I do feel shifts in the culture though.
I've seen the conversations I know how they go and what the mood is and how the conversation goes.
"Stupid. poor bloggers are taking our inflation for their shitty posts..." and they didn't buy stake.. grumble grumble grumble. It didn't bring investors 4 years ago.. blah blah blah