This could be stopped in 5 seconds if the bot operators (other than MarkyMark and therealwolf) had the balls to even implement a blacklist and unvote without refunds.
Instead, they cry that they can do nothing while making 40+% APR for constructing toll roads.
I may lack the words to be as blunt as you can be Lexi, but I think you win the internet for the next 10 minutes.
The blockchain allows it. Freedom! Profit first.
No matter how they tweak it, it was never going to lead anywhere good. The most incredible thing are all the people involved who once spoke of the future, self-governance and integrity. Integrity is only observable in action, not words and we are seeing the way they govern themselves, which is much like any other official government in this world.