My question is, as a Minnow or plankton if I downvote a whale and they retaliate would I ever be able to earn as an author?
Also I have seen cases where someone disagrees with the topic and then downvotes the post, is that not a form of censorship as the author might just stop posting?
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They could kill your account but to be honest I've never seen it happen. Even Bernie gets bored of it if the user doesn't make a fuss.
No, it is not a form of censorship as the post still goes in the blockchain, it is a form of removing rewards.
Yes, the Author may stop posting, but I don't think they would take it so hard if it was a cultural norm.
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Thank you for the clear answer. It was two questions that always crossed my mind when reading these type of discussions.
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Changing or obscuring content is censorship. There is no definition of censorship in any widely accepted source that defines censorship only as complete elimination of content. Even before blockchains, such total elimination was almost impossible after the advent of the printing press. Access to the blockchain data is limited for most people to that revealed by front ends, as few folks can code their own. Censoring the front ends is effective censorship. Worse than downvoting as censorship is Steemit lately censoring creators itself, which prevents individuals from controlling their own feeds of information. See Github's irredeemable list for specific accounts so censored.
For examples of creators being crushed by flagging, have a look at @skeptic's account.
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