Interesting stuff, and kudos to you for digging into it. That said, experimenting with 2nd layer tokens (Hive Engine generated ones), seems way off base for me explaining the foundations of Hive to beginners. The section in the guide is specifically about 1st layer tokens and native Hive currencies.
You're more than welcome to believe whatever you wish regarding the essay.
For now I'll trust all the other experts (witnesses included) who have examined my guide and consider that section of it accurate over your single-data point experiment using POB. :)
That said, I gladly welcome more conclusive data regarding this topic, and again appreciate you bringing it to my attention. Wishing you a great day! 😀
I just hope someone comes a long and does the same experiment but it turns out I'm only really interested in Proof of Brain. I should just reserve judgement about Hive. Hive-Engine tokens and Hive are completely different. I found I could not quickly find a pair of users where one delegated to another and it seemed like that was going to be a very long exercise and thus another long fool's errand.
I'm with you. I'd love someone to do a similar experiment. Props to you for reserving judgment. And I totally understand, and at least you got some good data on how it applies to HE Tokens. Thanks again!