I don't even know if it's actually going to happen, but let's talk about it.

I think it's good to incentivize people to hold Steem tokens (even though I thought that the fact one can delegate, earn passive income, earn curation and make instant transactions with zero fees was enough of an incentive for people to invest in this blockchain). So yeah, if you ask me.

I think we are going to lose some quality content creators, because not much is going to change in regard to the voting behaviour of powerful users. Curation rewards will be higher regardless of what they choose to vote for, so most of them will keep upvoting their trails and buddies and life goes on. No real need to change the way all those autovotes are distributed. So no, if you ask me.

I think the fact that one can get 50% of their upvote value back might actually make some whales cast a few votes here and there. And probably convince people to buy and power up. So yeah, if you ask me.

Self voting is far more profitable for stakeholders with millions or hundreds of thousands of SP, so why would they even bother curating new users? As if they ever did. Alright, there are a few exceptions. So no, if you ask me.

This place will be more fun and people will stop thinking about it twice before hitting that post button. So yeah, if you ask me.

Curators need incentives, but so do authors. If nobody is willing to produce quality content, what are the whales going to curate? Memes and youtube links? Are you ready for a feed full of microposts that make 100$ each? Just imagine what a stranger would think if they ever visited this place and saw something like that. Not the kind of marketing we need right now. So no, if you ask me.

I've been around for more than two years, and I have built up my account without any powerful individual's help nor support. Content creation, communities and hard work got me where I am at. Steemstem and Utopian did it for me. I've been watching the same whales supporting the same authors blindly over and over again. It was never about content to them. Now I understand it was all about curation. So yeah, if you ask me.

I've been moderating for Utopian, and I've met some extremely talented and dedicated authors making a living from their blogging activities, and providing quality material for readers. This sort of activity adds value to the entire ecosystem, giving people the ability to make ends meet on Steem, which is the kind of marketing we need right now. I'm afraid most of them will stop contributing. So no, if you ask me.

Are things going to change with the new system in place? I don't know. Are people going to change their voting behaviour? I highly doubt that. Is it the right move to make? I am not sure, as you have probably realized by now.

I'd love to know your thoughts.