I get why some people might feel the need to power down and cash out their Hive. I know that some folks come from less fortunate backgrounds than others. But it’s really discouraging to see people take the rewards, power down, and cash out without engaging with those who take the time to interact with their posts.
Taking all the rewards without giving anything back to the blockchain community is a fast way to damage the ecosystem. I haven’t been here that long, so I haven’t looked into it deeply, but you see it all over without having to dig. People who just take everything they earn and take it out.
Plus, having a larger stake sounds like fun. There’s something really satisfying about finding a post you like, leaving a comment and a vote, and actually seeing it make a positive impact. It's much more enjoyable than a vote that doesn’t budge the needle (okay, my vote doesn’t move the needle much right now, but it's still better than ZERO)
Having stake earns more in curation and yeah, it's more fun.
Also, a person's position as "less fortunate" than others doesn't negate the need to support the blockchain.
Imagine me with my stake, self-voting my own posts only, paying myself and taking it all out, just because I feel like I'm less fortunate than others...the blockchain wouldn't last long huh? Why wouldn't a person power up 20% regularly and take the rest to show they support the community? If no one powered up there'd be no blockchain and then what? All those less fortunates? They die? Nah, they go back having to actually work for the funds they earn like they did before they joined Hive.
Nah, I don't think being less fortunate is a good enough excuse.
I'll not be supporting them and will probably start downvoting them so they earn nothing anyway. Already started.
I agree. I didn’t mean to suggest that being less fortunate should be an excuse for taking everything out. I believe they could and should contribute some amount to support the blockchain.
Basically to me this reflects a victim mentality. If they have time to be here, they're clearly managing to survive. If I wasn't getting by I certainly wouldn't be here.
Exactly, and taking whilst giving nothing back: Effort, votes with value to them (needs stake), engagement and so on, shouldn't be rewarded. If it is, it'll continue.