doubt though that Hive will ever ditch auto votes so I got at peace with the idea.
This is what I held in mind while writing the post - they'll always be here, and I don't think we need to hate them either (passive investors have their worth!), but we certainly can make it more fun for active users.
I like doing things organically more than I like automation.
Me too and I'll never become a 'good curator' in the sense that I'll have the best ROI but I like voting and picking the percentage each time :D (Although sometimes late at night I'll just vote people on 50% or so because I need to sleep, lol!)