I'm in two minds about vote sellers turning over a new leaf. On one hand, reputation is everything; and a lot of us refused to do the bad thing while the bad thing was profitable. My account could be substantially larger right now had I engaged in that sort of activity before 21, and I'd like to think that those of us who held ourselves to a higher standard shouldn't be on an even field with those who just took everything that wasn't nailed down.
On the other hand, the chain was broken and I did nothing to fix it. Sure, I whined and complained and made suggestions; but guys like haejin worked that chink in the armour until it was a gaping hole.
He made it obvious that the chain was broken and needed to be fixed. I'm glad he did.
Ironically his rewards are probably commensurate with the long term value he added by forcing the change.
I am much the same, but it is interesting to see how important incentives are in an economy and community and how quickly things can shift. I hope that the demonstration of it has provided my information for better planning in the future.
Rock bottom is often needed before change actually happens, which is why some of the comeback stories are valid.