I am afraid you could be missing the core of this DV exchange because you are too payout-focused.
I am removing less than 1% of the enterprise revenue. That is insignificant for the balance sheet. Shoplifters manage that longterm and the shops are still in business. I do not think they care about the money. They pay more for marketing, upvoting accounts that cannot tell Dutch from Deutsch (but can recognize an open bar).
They do not complain about the monetary side either. I only remember mentioning there were new upvoters attracted. You can totally drop a few votes their way to keep things balanced in you want.
They complain about me insulting people. I agree, I do. I do not call anyone names (asymmetrical situation). I do publicly disclose the ways various accounts (translates to people) are losing their dignity. I do understand why balte needs to downvote my zero rewards comments as well - getting my posts muted is the goal, not defunding me. I think it is a rational reaction. Their system needs the people following the rituals of empty word posting to be left alone.
I understand there are people who need that money. I do not subscribe to forcing everyone on Earth to live in freedom. (See, another nationalistic pun from me).
I have no skin in HW game. I have no anti-abuse policies. I keep my place clean. While I think people should clean their places too, I surely do not blame them (or you specifically) for not doing so.
I would appreciate if you either put up a proposal to mute me in POB or give me pointers to what are the formal requisitions for posting one on my own. I would prefer not to cast collateral DVs there but the system unfortunately works the way it does. I do not want to disturb your backyard either (but I am using the tag until resolution and I sincerely hope the proposal gets rejected).
that he brought this on himself
Can you specify how broad is the word "this" supposed to be understood?
Is that a variation on "She triggered the rape by wearing such a short skirt"?
Or am I doing something socially dangerous and being fed with insincere feedback from my bubble?
I do not mean to be disrespectful, I just do not want any misunderstandings in our way and your statement is somewhat vague for its strength. It is not my first time in zero reputation area on Hive and I handle adversity (just adversity, not trolling) in a constructive way.
I read that Bastiat paper you posted a while ago and enjoyed it. May I ask you to read the Havel essay I had linked earlier to level the information asymmetry a bit? (First half or so, it is quite long)
"I do understand why balte needs to downvote my zero rewards comments as well - getting my posts muted is the goal"
"Their system needs the people following the rituals of empty word posting to be left alone."
That why you get another downvote, all of your words are in the blockchain, nobody wants to keep you silent. But if your only aim is insulting people, then you have to live with the downvotes. And there is no "their system".
What wrong with you??
"They complain about me insulting people. I agree, I do. I do not call anyone names (asymmetrical situation). I do publicly disclose the ways various accounts (translates to people) are losing their dignity"
Why you are telling lies here, you gave a personal blacklist of account-names in your main-posts.
Who is losing dignity, if he is supported by upvotes??
Again, whats wrong with you??
And "Bastiat"at the end??😂
I dont think, that you understood this great french liberal oeconomist, otherwise you would not do your stupid crusade and your senseless insultings.
I dont think-if i look to yout behaviour, posts and comments, that you have any "liberal roots", just "little policeman-roots".
Best regards.