When something is perceived as being owned easily, it doesn't hold value.

That actually could explain a lot about the attitude of some of the early content producers who powered down as they went. Why keep it locked up if it's that easy to come by? They then left when they couldn't earn hundreds or thousands per post any more, complaining that it wasn't worth the effort, yet they could still have earnt a sizable amount on one selfvote per day if they'd only removed their liquid rewards, instead of powering down as well.

Someone who only occasionally got big votes back then and is still with us is @mattclarke. Do you think that's why you saw it as more valuable to keep powered up, Matt?