I think it's true that large accounts will be better off with a flat 50% compared to what they were earning before in curation. Maybe an increase from 40% or 45% to 50%.
I'm OK with that though. As you point out, with Hive those extra rewards currently go to accounts that play the auto-voting game best (rather than manual curating accounts) which is a waste since it generates no value for the chain.
With flat curation it is possible to maintain the original idea of rewards for small content-hunting accounts. They could be paid through author rewards or from a cut of the curation rewards by the large community accounts they work for.
This would probably be more efficient / cheaper than the 5-10% cost I estimated above.
Without a doubt, regardless of the downside, the upside it much greater. It is something that Hive should look into. Hopefully, the next month or two will see Leofinance being the test case for this.
Another thing that Hive needs to do is get rid of the dusting. It is time for Hive to embrace the most micro of transactions. Let people get rewarded no matter how small. This, too, could influence commenting and rewarding comments.
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