Appreciated hearing your dialog with @aggroed on the issues. It is frustrating to recognize that there will always be folk who game the system (whatever it is). While a shift of focus (or weight) to curation may very well address some of the problems, I expect it would have to be carefully crafted to ensure that quality content doesn't take a hit while trying to flush out the unsavory behaviors. And we all end up agreeing to let a certain amount of gaming to persist (as there is no simple means of preventing it).
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In theory we could go back to the circle jerk voting that we had before/have now. But the thought is, it has to be a conscious shift that addresses the big WHY about investing in the platform as well as rewards quality content. As is, I'm basically arguing logic that "well you should be using the bid bots because other people are" and that makes no sense to me. That's just pay to play and the system we already have in crony capitalism. I really hope to see us build something better here.