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Thank you, @abit, for downvoting my posts that get big "whale" support. I really appreciate that.

I like to see them go from the top of the "hot" page to several spaces down in a matter of seconds, effectively killing their momentum, and taking them away from the eyes of non-whale Steemians who would have otherwise seen them, and perhaps voted on them.

Let's get one thing straight, I am not complaining at all. I am doing very well (in my opinion) on here, and remain really...grateful.

Beyond this gratitude there is the added bonus of your bot downvotes.

I enjoy watching the price spike, getting that heroin rush of Steem fever, and then immediately watching a 64 dollar post go to 12. It helps me stay grounded.

I am glad new users will see my posts with three flags next to them, and think somebody really hates my blog, and that I must be a spammer. I love that. It is a way to test who my true friends are. 

Thank you for designing an almost designless experiment and launching it without warning, abusing a feature designed for spam and shitty, abusive posts, to make sure whales do not get too carried away in supporting posts they like on this stake-weighted voting platform where they have paid for/worked for their stake.

I love you, @abit. I think  that maybe I said that too soon. Shoot. embarrassed now.

I will say this, your "experiment" really has (all sarcasm aside) improved some things around here. Power has been, in a very real sense, redistributed, and things are looking good. I have more voting power than ever, and am enjoying it.

That said, the ends never justify the means. This thing is really a morale killer, unprincipled, and confusing for new users.  

Looking forward to the next hardfork when this madness abates. 

Anyway, thank you, just for...teaching me how to whine a bit less...or, at least, sublimate it into bizarre, mostly-sarcastic-but-half-honest, Steem posts.

# ~KafkA

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***Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)***

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