Yes. It's a pay cut for me and a "Get out of here! We don't want you." to the new user. You could grow old reading the unhappy comments here...
https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/announcing-steem-0-14-0-release-candidate
So, just come on in at 8:00 pm, do your 5 votes, and go watch a movie!! Like a policeman saying, "Nothing to see here... Move along please..."
I would trust the guys.
I think changes are good (5 votes is maybe to harsh) and at leas they are experimenting.
A guy like @smooth knows what he is doing.
(go on the forum #price channel or read his comments. He's very-smart and he has a plan.)
We are still in a BETA version too. So, let's relax and see how it moves. If it's a disaster, they will roll back.
TEST-FAIL-LEARN-UPDATE-TEST-FAIL-LEARN-UPDATE-TEST... and then it's perfect. :-)