I get the idea that it would be nice if the "cream could rise to the top" and the best content was the most rewarded, but I still do not see these changes as helping get to that spot. It is as if everyone is pretending we are starting from zero, when we are starting from a position dominated by bid bots and vote selling. If the average author lost out a ton of income but the best content creators earned a lot more that would be awesome! ... but how are the best content creators going to boost their posts far enough up to compete with posts that buy votes. The math doesn't work. Boosting up the highest paying posts by 25% or more compared to the current curve completely undoes any possible benefit from increased flags. 25% of the SP held by users who might flag bid bot posts is not even enough to take back the 25% increase in post reward from the new curve, let alone make a difference in the positive direction. I am certain that there will be celebratory scapegoats, shite bid bot posts that get flagged to oblivion. But on aggregate, how is this not a win for bid bots / vote sellers / vote buyers?