... this change might be very beneficial for Hive, in that it will force an adjustment by the maximizers...
Might be, hopefully it is.
One possible downside is that those maximizing by voting on any old shit at 2-4 mins that hasn't got decent rewards already will have to switch to something else in order to pay for their leased HP. I suspect it's already happening to a small degree, but an increase in alt accounts could be on the cards.
The issue is that some of the largest accounts could be guilty of this, ones that you don't really want to 'out' :)
Yeah, that is a risk, but it is better to have it out in the open I think. There are some quite large voters maximizing out there, so hopefully there will be a little readjustment on the cards. I would rather see great posts get over rewarded, that shit get over rewarded.
Certainly better to have it out in the open, if those involved (e.g. the delegators) are awake and actually care.
Hopefully the best stuff will absolutely moon and finally we'll get somewhere near presenting a respectable landing page.
Would be great to have decent content rewarded and I reckon that the "burn" amount no longer being taken will make a difference too - allocating it to where it was delivered, instead of into the pool for some very large voter to vote on nothing posts for a high curation amount.
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Here's hoping!
That is a hefty % of your potential reward going back to the pool, and yeah, if it's going nowhere else but on garbage, a change will be welcome for sure.