Downvoting everything that has some promotion on it is a bit over the top and will most likely result in whales having the upper hand in what gets seen. When I started here 2 years ago, it was pretty horrible to have any kind of engagement on my posts, because nobody saw them. Promotion services then gave me the power to change that.

Between then and now, most certainly the pendulum was way too much in the promotion region and many people went overboard with it. However, that's what we're able to change now. Making sure that only valuable content finds a place for eyeballs. And instead of shooting down everything that moves, focusing our efforts on low-quality abuse should be the way to go.