Ultimately, everyone is free to vote however they like. And this has proven to be quite the divisive truth, seeing as how the power of the vote is dependent on the user's level of wealth - literally. Being on the bottom end of that deal is not necessarily the best in the world, and I get that. I'm down here too. My vote means virtually nothing - maybe 6 cents right now. But if you're telling me that anyone can randomly be downvoted by a large whale for absolutely no reason and be obliterated when it happens, I'd have to say I don't agree with that because I and many others who post non-divisive posts don't generally experience that. When you post an opinion, you're going to get people who disagree. That's just a fact of having opinions. It's guaranteed some people will disagree. And with a system where everyone has an up and a downvote option to use however they please, guess what? They're going to use it however they please. And those opinions expressed as votes will also have those who agree and disagree. For these reasons - and for reasons of blood pressure and stress - I avoid topics like religion, politics, controversies and conspiracies, who the whales are upvoting/downvoting, etc etc etc. Outside of Steemit, those things have no bearing on my personal life, so why would I add that stress? It's not worth it. I have problems of my own. Steemit is totally an auxiliary experience for me.
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"But if you're telling me that anyone can randomly be downvoted by a large whale for absolutely no reason and be obliterated when it happens, I'd have to say I don't agree with that because I and many others who post non-divisive posts don't generally experience that."
You say that everyone can vote. But they say it doesn't happen because you haven't experienced it? LOL.
I find it funny (bad funny) that people turn a blind eye to 'one guy destroyed this author's successful account' because you all, as far as I can tell, don't like the idea that it can happen to anybody but bad accounts.
What if a good author wants to invest time money and effort into a controversial topic. You're arguing that it's ok for that author's account to get destroyed.
That it's possible is a big big problem for the current and future success and growth of steemit.
Hm, no. That's not really at all what I said. Please don't put words in my mouth.
Yes, everyone is free to vote how they want. Yes, people downvote posts for whatever reason they want. Yes, it's possible for one person with enough SP to wipe out an account if they so choose <----and that's my point. If they choose, then they have a reason. A bot randomly downvoting has no reason - it just downvotes. I've never been obliterated, and neither has anyone else who isn't posting divisive posts that carry with it a higher risk of receiving a downvote. Not sure where your assessment just came from, but I think I'm done here. I'm not in an argument just to be right. I've said what I needed to say, and you're welcome to process it however you like.
Have a good day.