I can agree, some automation can even be beneficial. I'm merely pointing at how often it occurs compared to manual voting, showing how more prefer convenience and will take it. The downside is less consumption, leading to more leaving due to lack of interest in their work.
I can agree some of those projects can also be beneficial while at the same time many are instant flops. Same mistakes are made too often. A problem that could be solved with innovation.
I wasn't aware of upcoming changes to the voting mana. Thanks for that info.
I'd settle on 48 hours. Some posts are still "trending" after a day so it only makes sense to open that window a little more. Sometimes I'll be sneaky and just leave a comment under an "old" post, then upvote their response, if I want to support it. Hard to call upvoting a personal gain though, since you're paying for half. Technically it's only a personal gain if that money sticks around forever, but I never make that conclusion. To me it's money out the door. I'm okay with that because the value I got was in the content I consumed.