I've disagreed with the hbd stabilizer from day one and I hadn't even taken into account the curation rewards those supporting put into their own pockets. The Oligarchy is strong on Hive.
Fellow peers, just realize an Oligarchy cannot become decentralized...
RE: The main excuse for malicious down-voting is "Over-Rewarded Content..." What about the account making $10k+ PER DAY in spam comments?