RE: Thousands of dollars in rewards recovered to the reward pool.
Nobody can predict. Maybe influx of new users? Maybe drop in price of steem that allows others to buy more? Maybe steemit's brand value goes up, encouraging more people to use it? So many variables.
The problem is perceived unfair distribution of upvotes, leading to new users getting frustrated or simply dropping out. The goal is to keep whales and technically-savvy people from manipulating the system to their advantage. The intended result is a Steemit where rewards are distributed based on how much users like what authors post. Bots have value, certainly, but they also contribute to our problem, undermine our goals, and prevent us from getting the result we want. So, I’m advocating Steemit acknowledge this, accept a hard and risky decision to ban the bots, and hope that by staying true to the values we share and committing to the goals we share, Steemit will be better off for us having done so.
Who decided that is the goal? Why did they decide that is the goal.
I know you could read that in a snarky tone, but it wasn't meant to come across that way. Are you sure this vision is the accepted community vision? I don't see it that way, but that doesn't make me right and you wrong.
The vast majority of the community are in favor of getting rid of the bots. The only people who want to keep the status quo are the whales as Steemit has become their revenue generation cash cow. The basic principle of blockchain technology is to give power to the people. Therefore, I advocate to "BAN THE BOTS FROM STEEMIT"
How did you measure, "The vast majority of the community"?
I thought the basic principle of blockchain was to create a immutable record that can not easily be altered or tampered with?
Once again, it has a lot to do with us not creating a process for gathering consensus and many people having their own view of "What it is supposed to be".