If downvotes get their own pool, it will be the end of content.
Over the past year I have spent every day (I think I may have missed 2 total) actually looking at and voting on funny posts. I have rented SP to use on these posts, have recruited some accounts to follow my voting trail and have spent quite a bit of time each day on this.
If there is a separate downvote pool, I will spend zero seconds on this. I would have to be insane to spend any time on curating when there is a very strong possibility that someone will just come by and flag the posts I choose or my own post I make in order to help pay for the rental of SP.
The only safe/flag proof way to interact with the platform will be to not interact with the platform and just sell my SP to a bid bot. I would imagine it won't take long for the few others who actually care about content to figure that out and do the same.
I don't mind losing money. I do mind losing my time. There is no way in hell I would lose both.
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