People... You are constantly thinking about one single thing, it's redistribution. Redistribution is not how the economy works. The economy is about additional value.
The only question that you should solve is how to make Steem more valuable in USD.
According to everything we know, it means that you need to either:
It's the only thing you should care about.
Imagine If you were VW. Golf sales are not good.
Your solution analogue to this would be: "maybe we should put a real button here"
Wrong answer. VW stocks will grow up if they sell more cars, because VW is not Golf. So they have 30 models in their portfolio.
If someone doesn't want a Golf, they are not going to buy it no matter what. Maybe they want an SUV, maybe a sedan, maybe... Ferrari.
You need to change the product
Or to make a new product
Can you imagine pitching this idea to an outside investor? Or to famous blogger? "We are hosting the platform that you didn't care about for 3 years, but now, there is a new feature - downvotes!"
Please, test on 1000 subjects, and tell me how many of them joined
RE: Downvote Pool Deep Dive