I looked at your title and that's exactly what it is. You gotta try to figure out the alterior motives always, when you do you start to see the corruption. There's been alot of whistleblowing in the past year about Facebook etc. There's actual proof how likes affect the brain, so if a like affects the brain, IMAGINE WHAT AN UPVOTE CAN DO!!! This is why people on STEEM should be more empathetic to people, or you would think thats the case here but its totally the opposite!! There are people begging for upvotes the same way people beg for likes, its the same thing except now its stronger because an upvote actually pays you!!! That has to be a stronger dosage than just a regular like on a page. To complete my sentence, is that when you take these type of things away from people that have been emotionally depending on it. THESE ARE THE TYPE OF SITUATIONS THAT MAY OCCUR!!! LETS BE MORE COMPASSIONATE!!! Lets not try to be dictators or authoritarians with the upvotes!!!! if you like it Upvote it!! or even upvote just to show some love!!!! if youre thinking twice about whether you should upvote or not, then in my eyes you are contributing to these type of situations!!! point blank!!!!