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Howdy hebrewhousewife! I'm not sure anyone understands their reasoning but yes it will encourage voting. Of course there will be less to vote on because everyone is planning on posting less because of earning less. It's hardly worth it now and will be even less.
In the future they're supposed to come up with ways to offset the loss of earnings from posting but most people are doubtful about that. The naysayers think this is just a way for the whales to earn more since they don't post but they have alot of bots voting!