Yeah I can see how things could spiral out of control once the value spikes. I've seen a few talking about normalizing genuine downvotes. And I don't like seeing folks get zeroed out either unless it's clear abuse or an exploit being countered.
Also it's basic business common sense, giving someone half the value of a car every day just because they walked down the street and snapped a few photos with a phone, that's not sustainable. And the high value seems to attract more active members. If support isn't spread out, everyone shoots themselves in the foot, squanders another opportunity to grow, similar to the bidbot disaster.
Really need to focus on attracting that consumer base I've been talking about for years. The system is designed to function 'properly' when there are millions of actual legit consumers upvoting small amounts, spreading it out organically. You still end up with some people earning more than others, which is only natural in this industry, but millions can do a better job spreading out the pool to thousands of posts than what we have now which is like a few hundred spreading it out to thousands of posts. Plus with far more consumer comments being rewarded, it's spread even further; has more places to go. It would be so awesome to see comment sections here looking like Youtube comment sections, where the consumers upvote comments as well, rewarding one another and talking. But we don't have that here. Everyone shows up to create content. Everyone onboards more people to create content. But without an audience, it's so weird. I don't understand why the consumer role is neglected when it's the most important element.