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RE: Rockstar status through downvotes - I have groupies!
I wonder why many of the people who abuse the power of the down-vote are the ones who bring so little to the platform. There are so many abuses here on the platform that should be down-voted, and are not. If you take a look at some of the big players, you will see that they self up-vote everything they put out there. You can also see that the same big fish vote for each other every single time. Now, for someone that is still a minnow it would not take much to eliminate all proceeds from a blog with just a single big down-vote.
Down voting is risky business when you are a minnow. Your down vote carries very little weight and why would you every want to piss off a person that can virtually make every blog you post worthless.
There's plenty of abusers out there...It's no different to what happens in a schoolyard only they have a computer to hide behind. A bully is a bully. I don't worry about it. I can control what I do, meaning my posting activity, and nothing else so no point worrying about it.
I'm not loosing any sleep over it @galenkp. I just don't get it. The health of the entire community is what will keep Steemit afloat and unlike yourself I know that some people here on the platform get very discouraged when someone with a fat wallet down-votes their content for no reason at all.
Yeah, I hear you...Some prefer to destroy than create. It would demoralise many I know...I'm fortunate to have more staying power and the ability to see bullies for what they are.