I actually think it can... Not saying that it will be, but I am very skeptical.

I am definitely not as convinced as some others are, that this HF will counter bid bots and bring back a lot of manual curation again. I am also skeptical due to the statement within the official announcement.

"The rewards curve is changing. We expect posts that would make more than 20 STEEM under the old rules to earn more after the changes. Those posts that would have made less than 20 STEEM under the old rules will receive less after the changes."

I hope I am wrong, but this sounds like the exact opposite of what we should have done. At least in terms of on boarding new people and to keep our newcomers.

Time will tell.