Looks like it.
Im convinced it will scare investors away. Who in their right mind would put thousands of $$€€ on Hivepower, and then receive downvotes for making money on ur investment or whatever.
Imo downvotes should be like dislikes in stead of taking people rewards. I think the entire humanity has seen enough of that.
Peace
It will not only scare investors away, it also scares bloggers away who move to this platform. And quite some big names tried & left already.
Downvotes in theory are a great mechanism of self-regulation. But people bring their greed from the outside world to this platform and abuse it. All in the name of good ;)
Hive is a lost case, IMHO. Maybe social-media in generalm is a stupid idea ;)
If you only need $$ to be in power, there is not enough self-constraint in some. And one of those psychos is enough to ruin the platform.
but you can help @eyesthewriter by upvoting all his posts and comments. That's what I do.