Sometimes decisions need to be made for the best of the business. That is not to benefit the team, that is to protect everyone.
Often, the behavior displayed on Steem can also be a deterrent to attract more businesses. Have you noticed how often it is a “can’t win” attitude which is always displayed?
This is what currently happened and you complain about: dApp decides to protect the token value. User decides it’s manipulation and it’s better if everyone can just earn less because system favors total dump even before market creation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Last minute rule change? The “rank and file” benefit most from it because most don’t even know the need to first create markets.
You understand that those who bought them last week(s) and their activity will be are market making, right? Without them... no demand for a token and thus the rank and file could dump all they want for zero market.
Of course, you would have been right if so far nobody had earned on Steemhunt, but that isn’t true. Everyone already earned STU too.
All those tokens, even the community member roles like mods, are airdrop tokens. If Steemhunt had decided airdrop tokens will be available only after 90 days, because “bonus tokens” then that would also have been a fair system.
The “rank and file” needs to start using its brain slightly more often rather than being an entitled own goal scorer. A deterrent to new businesses joining due to its attitude.