RE: Bots, Rewards Abuse, Spam, Plagiarism—They Aren't The Problem
Freedom and abuse of freedom have gone hand in hand trough the history of humanity. Greed is not something we can get rid of and there will always be people willing to trick, scam and fake their way through life. Many people see it as their duty to the market to make the highest earnings they can.
But I think those things can be mitigated on two levels - culture (which I'm trying to be a part of myself) and system regulation (something I don't think most of us have a very big say on).
But I will not hold my breath for a hardfork to make bots obsolete. There is no technical way for the blockchain to distinguish between automated actions and human actions. No censorship and immutableness come with this caveat.
I'm still bullish on the future of the platform and of the culture and community surrounding it. There are a lot of things that are imperfect and expect many things to remain imperfect but such is the world we live in. Perfection is simply not a possibility, especially when many humans are involved ;)
Once again, we're pretty much in agreement. I think it's possible for the community to get together, too, though it's going to take more people being aware that they are apart of the solution and not just bystanders. And there needs to be a common rallying point. Some people are already doing some pretty cool things, even if they're different parts of a solution. Maybe those somehow independently fuse into the answer. (Now that's not a word combination you see everyday—independently fuse. :) )