It's all very interesting and we could discuss this until the cows come home.....
But in the end, it's either allowed, or it is not.
And 99% of the folks that join Steemit, just need to know what they are allowed to do.
I think we have a very intellectual crowd, that can "OVER THINK IT" just about 1000%, so we also have to avoid that as well.
PEACE!
We are going to discuss it precisely until the cows come home. The cows of incentive realignment. 🐮
Unfortunately there is a bit of thinking to do here. I don't see the popular will to remove self voting but an idea like @mattclarke proposed would be a massive step in the right direction. Opportunistic self voters might find that curating becomes the way to go to maximise their return.