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Both are about distribution of rewards.

the same exact principles apply IRL

every dollar you spend increases liquidity, causing my saved dollars to lose value

I don't spend any dollars :) Much bigger pool of money involved anyway.

exact same principle

imagine what the world would look like if everyone had the option to downvote purchases (or tips) you make IRL that they dislike

But they don't and won't

why not ?

if it works so great for HIVE, why not apply the same "stake based community consensus" to all transactions ?

i mean, if you're rich enough, you can sponsor legislation to over-tax and over-regulate your competitors and or any type of business you deem "unsavory".

heck, you can "downvote" someone you don't like just by calling the cops on them.

Not sure what this has to do with me. Write a post about it. I'm not so interested in such hypocriticals