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Please, if you can't make a comment that's at least remotely related to my post, save your bandwidth and don't comment at all because comments like that are considered as spam and upvotes is the last thing you can get for them.

Considering the original post is mostly a service to others who help run the blockchain I have little to no comment on the new stuff coming out. However, if I could bother you and ask if you think it's a dumb idea to run a UBI whitelist in the hopes of creating an incentive for people who would otherwise just spam to not spam at all? I would like to know how some of the big dogs such as yourself feel about the idea.

I know there are tons of potential flaws with this including people just creating dummy accounts to soak up more than their share, and there's also the issue of them being required to post to get voted on. Thanks, and sorry I don't have much more input on what you've said, I don't run a server, witness, seed, or anything like that for now.

Sorry, I have no idea what do you mean by UBI in this context.
If you mean upvoting regardless content quality, then it's hurting the platform and value of Steem.

Optimally it would pay people to not spam or plagiarize, obviously I nor many others would have the means to make it more profitable than spam-farming at this point.

IMHO: same issue, just called differently.
Only way to implement this kind of solution is on the blockchain level by splitting vests for voting vests and "passive income" vests.
Otherwise you are ripping rewards from those who are not participating.