Didn't read all that but I disagree with the very first paragraph. i don't agree that voting is tipping. Voting is fundamentally social and collaborative. If you want to tip, just tip.

BTW, this doesn't mean that you can't buy HIVE to support content with voting. You can, but it has to be within the consensus of stakeholders that content is worth supporting. And often it will be. But if you want to act purely independently, and not give other stakeholders a say over it, again, just tip.