Another thought on consequences. Leaving your VP at 100%, not voting, does not prohibit you from posting, as you pay for that (and any operation) with bandwidth. So you could never vote but still comment and post stuff.

I can imagine a new culture emerging of people who post and comment regularly to try to garner others' upvotes but who very sparingly vote, attempting to maximize the amount of time they spend at 100%. And a counter culture of those calling them out. Maybe I'm too cynical 😅