I think there is a point in stating the obvious here because the premise of this post seems to gloss over it. A third of curation rewards is simply not that much, in percentage or in real value. For the day in question it's about $3-400 in real dollars.
I don't think that warrants pitchforks, especially when the only alternative is to not curate.
Is that the real thrust of this post, that steemit staff should not vote on anything at all? That's an argument that has pros and cons, but I'm not sure if that's what's being made here or not.
Sure, At the current rates it's a piss in the bucket. I agree with that.
But if by some miracle we hit a mass adoption event and the network's worth sky rockets that 3rd of the curation rewards could be a considerable sum!
4% is 4%. It's simply not that important.
(PS: Those accounts hold 7% of stake, so they're being under-rewarded relative to their stake, presuming no author rewards.)
Nesting.
This comparison is totally unfair. According to this, authors should get zero.
Excellent point.