Thanks for your kind reply.
However, let me stress that I haven´t suggested a cap on rewards but rather a cap on the disbursement an author can receive from his rewards per post. The remainder of the the rewards would be distributed to SP holders in a stake-weighted manner
As for the hierarchy, I think there shouldn´t be any. The only and strictly quantitative discriminating factor between accounts is the amount of SP they hold or have command over. Qualitatively, it´s all about individual abilities like content creation, engagement, networking etc.
Even witnesses are users like everyone else but with an additional (and crucial) role to fullfill. Something like an "Admin" with exclusive extra-rights would be in absolute no go for me.
Cheers!
I figured it out after I wrote the reply. A cap would be a communistic approach, I still like the idea.
What about your reputation? I think there should be another possibility of gaining more influence on the platform than throwing money into your account. I have no idea how it should work but I feel the duration of your participation and your activity should be appreciated in a certain way.
Also, promotion of Steemit should be valued. Let it be referrals, view counters from non Steemit users or another concept.
Thanks for your reply (: