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RE: Steemit/Steem: Reputation Voting Analysis
I was looking forward to this analysis. As the voter rep increases so does the author rep. I was expecting to see this and my take on it is as follows
When I joined steemit I had a rep of 25, I found other new authors also with a rep of 25. As my rep grew, so did the rep of these accounts. So many of the accounts I was following and voting for when I joined I am still following and voting for. Therefore a lot of my votes are going for accounts with a rep the same as me. We have had this discussion on discord Asher so you know my thoughts on this.
While it isn't surprising and of course birds of a feather flock together and all that, it is still disappointing to me as someone who has tried very hard to spread my votes out to good content independent of REP, with a bias toward lower REP to help newbies out. Flying the no self-voting flag here is a bit of a lonely endeavor. Likewise publishing content as a newb is a bit like beating your head into a brick wall, except the brick wall keeps spouting that this is the place your voice can be "heard". @lextenebris point below RE lower REP accounts relying on higher REP accounts to "drag them" up is spot on, and the inclusion of money in this equation where higher REP = higher income means where attention is not focused on cohorts in the same REP range, it is focused on higher REP accounts in an attempt to gain attention and votes. I can't help but wish someone with even a tiny bit of knowledge of game theory had been involved in the initial decision making processes when setting up the reward distribution system here.
I like your analysis! Following you!
I haven't found the exact spot where you donated to Asher's league, but I wanted to say thank you for what you are doing. You generosity towards the project is truly great and many of us will do our best to make you feel like it was worthwhile! He has really helped us grow and connect with the metrics that he delivers, and I know as a very small fish it is encouraging people like you are recognizing what Asher is attempting to build here!
Thank you @paulag! :)
Yeah you were right, in the main that is the case for sure!
That took forever, i need a beverage!
Makes total sense!