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RE: Let's Talk About Witness Vote Buying and Selling
I should probably check my witness votes...
I've been aware that witness politics are probably the reason why vote buying/selling is an issue that has gone nowhere. And... yea, there's probably a few witnesses up there who probably don't deserve the spot..
But what the hell can I do, I'm just a minnow.
^ I feel this. I'm a dolphin and my witness votes still don't matter! :)
For what it's worth, talking to new witnesses I've come to understand that our votes can really matter for people way down the list, because that 1/21 of the time that a block goes outside the top 20, how often it goes to them is determined by how many MVest votes they have.
That can make a lot of difference to a witness just starting out and investing in equipment and learning, that they're getting at least a little of it back. And hopefully eventually get more committed witnesses in the long run.
Kinda suck to know that you as a rep 70 feels the same as me. makes one really feel pessimistic about the platform sometimes. But then again everyone is self-serving to a degree, we can't expect people to automatically turn into idealistic philatropists just because they somehow got more money than us.
Perhaps it's as you said, we do need this issue to turn into a full blown shitstorm before it's really addressed. Put on our radiation suit, sit back, relax, and wait for the fireworks i guess....
I say often:
Lack of distribution is the biggest problem we have. It gets really frustrating. It creates nearly all the other issues that get talked about. Including voting bots, retention etc.
I still believe though.
But is there really a way to make steem distribution equal? because then how equal is equal? It frustrates me too.
I don't think it will ever be equal, nor do I think that would be desirable. But a better spread would be great. We are slowly, ever so slowly moving in that direction.
That is apparent. And encouraging..