I like your proposal!
I haven't fully thought through the implications of the specific rules themselves, but changing the game to incentivise more cooperative interactions is the right approach imho.
The current debate (maybe I could use a stronger word here) about self-voting and steemit ethics won't get us too far and I feel the drama surrounding it is maybe detrimental to the development of this community.
I would welcome some changes in the game mechanics!
Thank you. I'm glad to see someone understands the relationship between game rules and behaviour - some just don't see it and ask (demand!) piece-wise changes and complicated conditionals that are, frankly, not going to produce efficient code that is fast enough to make blockchain interactions almost instantaneous for a human user.
yeap... totally agreed.
You can't change the players here, but we can change the game ;)
But to change the game, we'll need to introduce very subtle and efficient changes to the rules. Your proposal seems (to me) to be just that!