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That is an awful thought. If freedom becomes incapacitated in any way, the votes can remain stuck forever.

Imagine what it is like to have been living with this horrific knowledge for a couple years, like some of the rest of us.

We will always be at their mercy, even after death, unless all coins are sold. The votes will always have their impact unless they are removed.

If they die, then those top witness positions will be even more entrenched, since those votes will never decay. And this is precisely why we need decaying votes.

Now I see the importance of decaying votes.