Yes - I think it's clear we disagree on the potential impact of such a change. You very well may end up being right, I really don't know, but i'm glad you are posting your views here. It's created a great discussion!
If this change actually would end up destroying efforts to help emerging communities then it would definitely not be worth it and I would be very much against it.
Sometimes it's very difficult to predict the effects a change like this can have downstream.
No it is not, but to do so one needs to have and consider all the data, not just a part.
Steem problem is that 93% is on the hands of 0.1% and there is an enormous breach in the inflationary rewards pool distribution, too little is dripping above dolphin level, that is the reason we fail into user retention.
I invite you to use google translate on this post (It already paid out so i hope you don't consider abuse i'm linking it here) https://steemit.com/castellano/@nnnarvaez/steem-economia-basica-proyectos-y-ballenas
I keep meaning to make an english version, but can't find the time to do it.