I agree with you that downvoting other people's posts is harmful to one's ego and can actually deter valuable Steemians from posting their thoughts or opinions again. Lately, I have seen mostly attacks on Steemians that have been deemed to be spammers or scammers based upon what they chose to promote to their followers. I think this is an effort to deter them from posting but I am not sure I agree with the way that this has been handled. Is there a way to warn them that their actions are not permitted on Steem rather than treat them harshly? I am fairly new here so I don't know.
I don't think that there should be a limit to how much an individual user may be paid out daily because I feel that could push some users away from the platform. But, your ideas on changing the payout scale could be a viable option in my mind. I agree that positivity needs to be spread more in this world and commend you for writing a post such as this. Looking forward to reading more from you!- Ivy