"Back in" for a bit this morning @joshman and reading this post brought a smile. You write in a "straight talk" style that is sorely needed IMHO for there to be a healthy, long-term future to this "experiment."
Your reward? A long list of downvoters ... For what? Voicing an opinion that is not adequately "virtuous?" Yes, I am well aware you "can take it," but I have never viewed this even neutrally, let alone positively. Likely never will, as it attempts (failing largely ...) to redefine human nature ...
This aspect of the "experiment", along with many aspects, is based on what you take a step toward calling out. Developers "in here" have a grossly disproportionate role in defining what is "virtuous." I could write a whole post on this but ...
Up until now, I see no path forward as to how they are going to get out of their own way.
Thanks, the majority of those downvotes have nothing to do with my post. It's a very long microvote trail behind a single person, who happens to be Justin Sun sycophant/troll on Hive.
The solution is simply stated. The general population and their collective influence via stake must grow larger. At that point their behavior will be at the whim of public influence, and not the other way around. That sort of influence will not voluntarily be relinquished, it must be taken through better distribution and natural attrition through inflation. This is why there are so many calls to eliminate base layer inflation for authoring/curating, as it solidifies top-down control over the network.
Yes @joshman ...
... this is the right answer. Although I would modify "simple" to "simply stated." Easily stated, but not so easily accomplished:
Note: "In the shadows" between bought and earned, I have always wished there was a quantitative picture for all to see of the outsized influence of the original "mined stake," whether "Ninja" or not. BS comes to mind ...
From my experience in life, I am just being realistic (I consider myself a realistic optimist ...). Then there's this ...
Again, "straight talk" as this is just the "facts of life." There will be no enlightened (certainly an intelligent bunch, but wise?) relinquishment, which would actually be to their long-term advantage, but I see very little evidence they can "see" that far ...
P.S. Thanks for the clarification on the downvotes not being targeted just at this post's content.
Fair point