Only need to stop the bots of steem power holders with more than 100 MV (less than 200 accounts), they can go thru extra steps to curate, steps that are only humanly possible. Another way to stop bots from curating is to implement penalties for using a bot
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You mean like some kind of captcha? I don't know enough about how voting via the CLI wallet works to know if that is viable. It could be done via the GUI/web interface but their is no point if CLI voting will allow it to be bypassed. If it is viable they should do it or at very least test it.
I fear the other issue that may prevent it is do the Steemit team really want to restrict the whales in this way? It is unlikely to be popular with the people that use bots and I am not sure if the will is there to go against their wishes.
I hope they listen to what your are saying but I won't be surprised if the bot situation continues on as before.
It's a shame because we are already seeing a kind of stagnation of content occurring (as you describe in the video).
In this video I said to remove fear from the equation. Steemit progress is hindered by being afraid of how users or investors will react to experimental changes. The money is on the blockchain, nobody can get it out, the developers have all the power, so there is nothing for them to fear. The investors and users will adapt to the changes, and I think they will enjoy the challenges.. makes everything more interesting.
Yes I agree with you I hope they start experimenting in that way because without new user retention this project will not be able to succeed in the long term.
Increasing the cost of curation for big investors runs counter to those amongst the whales who don't bot-vote. You cant have it both ways, unfortunately. I think that ultimately the decision will be made to scrap curation rewards altogether.