as someone who powered down only once (when I moved funds from steem to hive) I get your point. But at the moment I am in a state where I don't need my crypto for everyday living, so it is an investment for the future. And it is nice to participate in the distribution.
sometimes i do skip a vote if i see all liquid rewards, sometimes i don't as i do understand that 10-15$ can get you through a week in some places.
Some people probably have several accounts and don't want to keep the funds public. transferring it to an exchange and back to another account is probably the easiest way to "mask" it. it is not really effective but you need to do a lot of work to connect all the memos and addresses so it is kinda an option.
I'm ok with all of that and people should Powerdown when they want and need, I'm all for freedom and no censorship about that. My question is when you earn from community funds (DHF) and constantly Powerdown everything you have what's your type of commitment with Hive and community?