Firstly!
I don't use foul words and neither I wish to continue to have a conversation if you will use such slang.
I am a newcomer on Hive and this is my first hand experience of this platform and if this is how the top guns gives explanation, what to say.
Secondly, the "lesser evil" does not make any sense. Evil is evil, less or more. The thing which is "less" for you, can be "more" for me. It is very subjective.
Could you do me a favour by going through these too, especially towards the end.
https://ecency.com/hive-106444/@nelinoeva/feathered-friends-show-me-a-photo-contest-round-18
Just trying to understand the platform.
You can take offense about the slang as much as you want, it is what it is. Would you prefer me to use some euphemism like cooperative alternative monetary masturbation on the blockchain? No slang there.
The 1st link implies that it's not mandatory to set those beneficiaries and even people that don't set it gets a vote. Project hope seems to favor posts that 50% beneficiary rewards as a prerequisite.
People are encourage but they are not punished for not doing it with being ignored.
The second link is a requirement for a contest. Note the contest guidelines as submitting something not within the usual content you would see as there are specific requirements for entry.
Second part, you're right evil is evil and I would love to have more dv mana to get as much rewards reduced for people that do cooperative alternative monetary masturbation on the blockchain.