Vote bots are prolific.
Just watch any post. 14m55s there are few votes
15m bunches of votes.
Humans just don't do that.

So, someone like me who hand votes / currates, and writes well thunked about posts loses both ways under 50/50.

But, this move seemed inevitable from the majority of the stake holders seeming to become nothing more than bidbots. It works for them.

What really sucks is the plankton voters, the people that would read and comment on posts don't have enough vote-power to get curration rewards. And, this is the group that needs the 50/50.