LOL @egjoshslim you linked the wrong post... Relevant one was over here
Basically you've uncovered evidence of a "reputation & protection market" beginning to form already.
Either that or the user is powering down. I looked at your evidence, did some digging on my own and I feel mixed right now. Thought I would give you a bit of daylight up here while my topic is trending, especially since it is strongly related to what I'm talking about here.