I would much rather prefer that people read content.

Then vote for it if they like it. An autovote reduces your agency, and devalues the work that authors put into things. If HIVE is simply an investment vehicle for getting "rewards", then people are very much missing the point.

It is a place for people to express themselves. It is a place for people to engage with one another.

It is a place where real relationships can flourish, and content that would never see the light of day on other platforms can be published by people who create because they have a burning desire to do so.

Automatic voting destroys the social structure of HIVE, and actively turns it into a "hands off" platform, when it can only succeed when people are having meaningful conversations and connections.

Otherwise, what is the point of visiting a dead wasteland dominated by automatic votes?