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With my brother? He's the best ally a man can have. Both my brothers are amazing. The point of the story is explained on further replies to Acidyo.

That's cool, I can't stand my brother LOL, probably havent seen each other since 2017, and he only lives 5 miles away.
I need to read further into the thread!

the way I experienced it recently the brother would instantly leave the family cause he couldn't get the cookie - if you're still referencing downvotes on bought votes

All of us grow (or not) in our emotional intelligence over the years. My story is simply to share how unintelligent I was when I was a kid. I didn't know how to deal with the sense of powerlessness.

Don't know the guy, might never know him. But there's a good chance he doesn't even have the bandwidth to deal with the emotional rollercoaster. If this is the case, he's doing the best he can by walking away.

Think it's naive to think he didn't understand what was happening, could just upvote the community but decided to walk away from it cause he can't have the apr and propped up attention/status buying votes may bring

You are only halfway correct. He couldn't understand what was happening. The emotionally charged situation does not allow a mind to resolve things with pragmatic solutions.

His response: Throw out the cookies.

Dunno if I agree after all the discussion that ensued. What do you think about more experienced users think about the situation now then? say @eco buying HSBI votes for his countless alt accounts - would they act the same way or worse or understand why its harming hive?

Remember the Parrot experiment?

Our ecosystem lives in this duality. Proof of Brain, and Proof of Relationship. Both "models" have merit. I submit to you the possibility that you are valued for the latter more than the first. This coming from what you've done for the blockchain.

There's a mix of both sides we elect to "live" by, if you will.

One side, I would argue, has more idealistic ingredients, and the other leans towards a pragmatic reality.

After all, equal outcomes is never possible nor desirable.

I suspect Eco, as a sociologist, leans heavily on that side. The relationships. I mean, would it not make sense that a body builder find muscle fascinating?

Watching from a distance. (not a single dog in the fight). All I see is two people who believe strongly they are doing what's best for this place.

Who is right? Who is wrong? Time will tell.