I understand upvoting based on rational valuation instead of good will and I agree with that. Negative curation can become a bit more tricky. What if you downvote someone because of blatant abuse by that person, but then in response such a person reacts badly by downvoting all of your quality well though out content. How do we tackle retaliation downvoting?
Blacklists, which already exist in some form, are step towards the right solution.
Good answer. It's great when we are able to support others in very real ways with our votes but there will always be they that choose to take advantage of good will while not contributing to the platform. May our votes bring excellence to Hive!
The more people shift their mindset to Hive being primarily 'creativity through interaction' and 'financial incentive' second, instead of the other way around, the better the platform will get. Even I'm not totally there yet, but getting closer post by post, day by day.