Great job! I upvoted your announcement just now and thanks for resteeming this post.
I really think that self voting should be removed at the blockchain level. I'd love to hear your thought on this proposition.
It's not really possible. If someone really wants to do this, they will. They will create other accounts to do it. I'd actually prefer to know who these people are in a much easier way (see my signal argument above). If someone is going to participate in activity I disagree with (as an example), I'd much rather have that activity be fully public, not hidden in a corner. That's the problem I see with many government regulation attempts. They make something "illegal" and yet people will continue doing it anyway in the shadows. I'd much rather see people discuss the activity openly and honestly and that's what I've attempted to do with this post. So far, I think the conversation has been great. Some people love self voting. Others hate it. I think both have reasons for their positions.
Reminds me of this old post: We Disagree. Are You Ignorant, Immoral, or Stupid?
It doesn't have to be that way. :)
Thanks for all your efforts on this topic.
Prohibition often has worse outcome, than the problem it was trying to fight, as it creates an underground economy, and then creates a lot of judgemental attitudes. It's one of those things that divides a community, making it easier to bilk it, rather than support good behavior and tolerate things that not everyone agrees about..
Wow, interesting perspective, I hadn't thought of it that way. You've certainly given me more food for thought with that analogy.