I was down voted for spending 1100 BEE (500 HIVE) to create a #hive-engine token.
I wanted to show that it is possible to create a tribal coin that does not lose its value.
My goal was a modest tribe with a very specific focus with built in support to maintain a minimum price for the coin.
Do you have any comprehension of how disgusting and insulting it is for whales to downvote people for spending HIVE on the only platform that accepts HIVE for payment?
I spent 500 HIVE to create a token and was preparing to spending another 500 HIVE to create a smart contract.
You Are Right
You are right that the correct response to a downvote campaign is to sell one's hive.
I just spent so much time and effort on the role of positive curation that I am not quite ready for the full power down.
Everyone who receives unjust down votes from whales should leave. The HIVE community should realize that down vote abuse is as great a danger to HIVE as people who use more than one social media platform.
!WINE
I applaud your conviction and agree with you about the downvote cabal not realizing they are killing the goose that laid the golden egg. They can't help themselves, and they can't stop. They literally can't stop, or their game is up, and their victims will turn on them. All they can do is keep up their downvotes. I almost feel sorry for them, but they brought this on themselves. And now they get to watch the platform die, knowing they're the reason... but they literally can't stop. They are going down with the ship, but you don't have to. I think you will ultimately regret any delays you put in your own way. See you where the downvoters cannot follow : )
EDIT: Yikes, after seeing what you've said about Blurt users, and how you only put your low quality content there, I changed my mind. I think Hive is the place for you! Enjoy.
Sorry about taking so long to reply.
It is interesting how abuse of a policing feature has a worse impact on the platform than the spammers.
To be honest. I've been working on the issue of monetary reform since before the launch of bitcoin. I had been in contact with groups like Cato and other groups interested in monetary reform.
The decision to pay 20% interest on HBD destroyed HIVE as a platform for monetary reform.
If you had contacts with real economists, would you tell them about HIVE.
The argument for crypto currency is that the variable interest rate built on fractional reserve lending artificially concentrates wealth in a ruling class.
The interest on HBD means that I cannot use the platform to argue for reform because the interest on HBD shows that crypto platforms are prone to the same extractive mechanisms as the federal reserve.
I've been absolutely distraught about the interest rates. HIVE is doing the very thing that crypto must avoid.
!WINE