The part where you think getting downvoted is equivalent to getting all of your posts censored ...

You mean that part where you think I would think ...? :)
That's why I asked you to quote me!

Then without quote: I think for the average user (who doesn't care at all about wars between millionaires which he doesn't know) the probability is much higher to get flagged permanently by any angry whale than to get his accout blocked or deleted on STEEM.
In his eyes that's nothing else than censorship. It won't help if you explain him "Look, that's no censorship, people can still find your content in a block explorer." That may be right, but he just won't care. He gets no more rewards and cannot see his posts in his preferred interface anymore.

If you want to convince him to join HIVE, to show him that his stay there is more user friendly and rewarding is the better method than flagging or insulting him here on STEEM. Correct? Correct!