Downvotes feel bad and people dont like getting downvoted. Its really as simple as that. They feel like theyre losing something and as it is set up now it does look like they are. (we need a UI change asap to reflect how the reward pool actually works).
Thats why many times downvotes are used for greefing and as a vengeance tactic by a lot of people.
Because almost universally the instinct is to feel youre losing something and those that want to "hurt" you know that otherwise they would not downvote you over difference in opinion or an argument.
That being said. Regardless of what is right or wrong or who is right or wrong, she is useful, she has a decent reach and we really shouldnt run people like her off of Hive because she stepped on the toes of someone that has significant protection. Because she doesnt know whos who.
Thats not how we should present ourselves outwards.
Even your comment, as much as you might feel is neutral, she will see it like she has no support here from anyone. DO we want that?
She had my support for a long time, I even noticed she hadn't posted in a while after I ran into the interview with ADA creator and checked what's up:
it's mostly about content creators who come in here, drop their stuff, fill it with links that literally makes it difficult for manual curators to even get to the upvote button and over time prove that it's all about the rewards, not about community, engagement or anything. Hey if she never engaged on Twitter either and just pushed her main tweets out I'd think it's normal for her to do the same everywhere, but looking at her account you can quickly tell this is just a linkdrop place and mentioning Hive here and there should make up for it. I admit she does more than what those conspiracy "influencers" do but trying to twist things into her favor here with how "newcomers will never join hive if this is how you act" is just ignorant and unnecessary.
Never is an exaggeration ofc but she is not wrong. As i said, we need an UI change that will reflect what downvotes actually are. She is acting on instinct and reacting to a feeling of "losing something".
Thats really nor here, nor there. Ill try something else, might work.
@xeldal, @blocktrades, @theycallmedan. Could you please heal some of the downvotes received on @cryptofinally blog. I understand that many might feel that her engagement isnt high here, or she is simply link dropping or that she doesnt understand downvotes BUT her value was never in her content it was in her twitter reach and the promotion she provided for HIVE as is seen most recently in the Cardano interview. Having the Hive name mentioned by prominent crypto figures is never a bad thing. I say its 100 fold worth (from the investment stand point) then what a good artist, musician, writer might create on Hive.
It is good to have people like her on our side and i think we should consider all these things when judging the value of someones contribution.
Contribution can reach far beyond the actual blockchain.
So please consider healing some of these downvotes.