Some have different ideas, some think this built-in mechanism is unfair, because users can simply upvote their own content and get rewards. Yet I think it is more important to note what is done with those rewards once they are paid out. I could go on but this brings me directly to my next point.

First, I have to say, thank you! For even puttin up this post. I see these things, being on the future, past, or even if I was never on Hive. Why? Because I care...

And you are right that this always depends on what people do with rewards. It's all about verification of attitude, history, and consistency. But sometimes we still get fooled... and those are the ones many of us should try to protect against.

However I will lay out what you will miss out on as a result of my abstinence. I may not post as much, I might just be too busy this month anyways.

Why? Because you can't get rewards from your upvote? Your posts are constantly getting rewards as far as I can see, not upvoting them should change anything about it, in my view.

I upvoted this with all I have, because this is the kind of thing that sparks the discussion I enjoy having.

You will NOT share in the rewards that my vote offers, when you upvote my content. You will NOT recieve the Hive-Engine tokens that I have been sharing with everyone who interacts with my comments. That means No MEME, No BEE, No NEOXAG, No PAY, No LEO, No CENT, No POB, No VYB, No LIST, or COM, or CTP, or CINE, or FOODIE. I have been sprinkling users with tokens, and that may not happen this month, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make to show others that while I might not agree with the sentiment that voting for your own posts is wrong, I will pause temporarily.

I am confused about what you mean with this one. What you mean by sharing?

Is whom upvotes your posts, the people you vote for? I don't understand the association if so... why one would have to upvote people that upvote you... if that's what you meant to say. Sorry if I am confusing stuff here, just trying to understand, in order to help.

Anyone should be able to vote for anyone without ANY thoughts about getting a vote back. If people think that should be a "good" rule/influence, then be advised that it's seen as circle voting (aka bad).

Voting your own post also does not offer more rewards to other users voting for your post (just making clear, not saying you said that...)

Fricking AWESOME post!

And besides my MEME, you are going to get exposed on the wider Hive community too.

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