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That reminded me on these four posts which Dan wrote ages ago:
What would Smart Ballots and Kamikaze voters mean to Democracy?
Origin of the Right to Vote and how the system denies this right
The Politics of Negative Voting
Negative Voting and Steem
It is worth rereading them ...
I already read them all but I'll re-read them because I feel like I might gain quite a lot from it. I'm not sure I understood everything there was to understand from these posts. I remember being really interested in them but not quite sure I understood all their implication. Thank you very much for your comment @ervin-lemark. I really appreciate it.
You are welcome.
I share your feelings :)
My first impression, eight months ago, was that the ideas are very idealistic. (what a sentence - ideas are always idealistic :))
The thing is that the scenario in a way really happened. Canceling out the votes and such ...
Idea are always idealistic. This is pure bliss. I won't forget that one.
I agree that there's some quite of vote cancellation going on and it would only make sense to make it more precise and accessible to everyone. At least that's my feeling.
I agree with you feelings.
Two issues though:
In Dan's scenario all votes are equal. Here they are not!
I re-read the 4 post you linked from Dan and my mind was blown. I had totally forgot about them but now I remember why I had keep a positive stance toward vote countering.
About the power distribution, those who risk a lot at the start will reap great reward as Steem become ever more successful. If they decide to sell then the distribution become more even.
I enjoy how the coin was initially distributed. It gave chance to anyone who believe in Dan more so than a ICO which would most probably have given a bigger advantage to rich people.
Also in Dan's scenario not all votes are equal.
I told you so :)
Then I must rereread the posts :)
Thanks for the links. I need to reread those too. I was new when Dan first posted them, so I didn't really catch the significance.
You are welcome. Yes, they are significant. The proof being that after eight months I still remember them reading. And I know the content.