That is the reality of the system and the way voting/code works, sure. But do you think it is in the spirit of the platform though?

If someone's post has dozens(previously said hundreds)of comments on it, or draws in lots of outside users, I wouldn't think a post like that should be downvoted. The rewards might look excessive, but those users are doing something for the platform in terms of engagement.

There is definitely a point in where your downvotes are accomplishing the opposite of what you intend to do(and you have recently done that at least a few times). You want more users coming here and positive experience and positive PR for Hive just like we all do. I think you should take a look at some of the criteria you use when downvoting. Some of the people you are downvoting or the people who are witnessing what is happening are going to leave, and they drive decent engagement with their content.

I'm not saying stop downvoting or anything like that, but maybe there is a possibility for a small change to your approach?

I made a post the other day where I was thinking we should just limit posts to 50 USD max per post(as an example). And the responses to that post is that people want to earn more than 50 USD max per post. The community wants to earn more and the people with the staked power want to see more downvotes. How we can square this circle I don't know, but some conversations might help.