RE: Why the Whale War might be good for Steemit
Hey @troglodactyl I really enjoyed reading your reply, thanks. You got a genuine lol with the 'most angelic' line : )
I needed to look up nerfing and it seems to me that buffing the available weapons is not desirable ether.
I have spent most of my time here observing. I suspect that their is already a financial incentive for promoting flag wars. imho we need access to information already contained in the blockchain to ether invalidate or validate this suspicion. I am computer illiterate and have no clue how to build the necessary tools.
Modifying the economics may be a positive. However rewarding flag wars would definitely propel us in the opposite direction. Right now some people are being easily psychologically manipulated into engage in flag wars that have all the integrity and validity of a witch hunt. Rewarding that will be disastrous.
The political process for changing the rules needs to modified into a system of open democracy where everyone interested is able to easily see how previous decisions have been arrived at and anyone who wants to have a say regarding proposed changes have that opportunity.
Right now a few whales literally own witnesses. This must change.