RE: Downvote Pool Deep Dive

There is a difference between punishment and prevention. Not all preventative measurements are punishments and not all punishments are preventative. There are random downvotes which are more of an attack than a punishment as they aren't punishing anything. There are preventative measures such as RC limits which are not punishments. I don't want to talk philosophy here.

Providing free downvotes will lead to abuse, they need to have a cost for a reason. Downvotes are not the only form of punishment. If Steem is to become more popular we need to limit this libertarian concept of absolute freedom, libertarians are a small minority which scare away a majority. I should be able to filter who can comment and upvote me.

If someone wants to go through the effort of preventing everyone from upvoting them so be it, thousands of accounts can be created each day. If I don't want micro upvotes worth less than a thousandth of a Steem then what's the problem?

Preventing some bot from commenting or voting on a blog is not akin to Orwell's s ministry of truth. I fail to see the connection you are trying to make here. Are you trying to prove my point? SPAM is what comes out of the ministry of truth. Ignorance is strength. Repeated unwanted messages are propaganda.

It's very easy to determine what spam is. It is irrelevant or in appropriate messages or comments. It is also a repeated message sent indiscriminately to a large amount of people. A spam filter is a great idea, we can all set our own tolerances that is my point.

Maybe you didn't read my blog on spam mentions and comments, sometimes I get 20 or 30 a day and it would be very beneficial to block this nonsense.

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You're telling me to leave your safe space of Libertarianism and Anarchy? That's rich!

Most people here are Capitalists, it's a cryptocurrency after all and profit can be obtained. I'll hand it to you that the decentralized aspect is Libertarian in nature and I like it. I'm not proposing more central authority here, I am proposing more control over an individuals Steem experience through the ability to create one's own filters. We can already create sidechains with these customizable filters, why not extend it to Steem?

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Maybe 3 years ago most people on Steemit were Anarchists. Steemit changed in 2018, when the Anarchists sold out to the Capitalists. Most people here just want Steem to increase in value. Sure we all like decentralization but most people's freedom has a price.

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I'd say most people here think anarchists smash windows and protest.

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Of course it's different. I dont have to hear people honk if I shut my door or go away from a street. I can also look somewhere other than a road if I don't want to see white cars. I can't avoid spam without a filter. What's your point? Why are you so pro spam?

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