Agree 100%... The thing that annoys me the most is when people whine about getting low upvotes and on the other side, they are doing automatic curation or delegating all their HivePower to someone... C'mon! It's not circle-jerking if you support your friend who is creating good content! But, giving your power to someone else is killing your friendship and your appreciation of others' work...
Also, I do agree with you about photos and visual "effects" on people... The same shit is going on TV for ages... I'm just afraid that "our space" (HIVE) doesn't become the same... To avoid that happening, it's important to talk about it and educate others... Teach people that their ACTIONS have consequences that are not always positive...
Thanks for your great comment, my friend!