The potential payouts problem needs a solution, that's clear. It's a pain to see how they've almost halved this week. I can't get what could be the reason behind self-voting in system design.
But doesn't the decrease of voting power after ten votes basically preserve the system against too much upvotes on anything including one's own posts/comments?
One would think, yes. But if you only upvote yourself, you can get a hefty little payout while you're waiting to recharge...
That's true. From now on I will abstain from self-voting. Let's make it a norm.
I almost never upvote my own posts. The only ones I DO upvote are ones where I'm giving away money.