I have noticed that one account has recently stopped posting due to downvotes from a large orca account, and I just noticed another account being downvoted a few days ago. I believe it will be the same MO; the latest account to receive downvotes will eventually be forced to stop posting because they can not take it any longer.
So I know these two accounts that have received these downvotes; they have not posted anything malicious, and I do not believe they use AI to create their content; basically, these accounts are clean, with the exception that they are powering down, which I do not believe is a sufficient reason for them to receive downvotes.
I have a theory about why they started getting DV'ed: they began following and engaging with accounts associated with their downvoters, exposing their accounts to scrutiny. It is basically the same with accounts trying to grow themselves; they want to quickly climb the ladder, so they follow random big accounts in order to get support back; unfortunately, some of these accounts are anti-small accounts or anti-power-down.
Most new accounts are subjected to intense scrutiny by these alleged big accounts, which many smaller accounts are unaware of. It is difficult to build a community of people you trust, know, follow, and interact with because it takes time, which some people do not have. Consider it this way. We do not just start making friends with anyone we see or know.
The first "Hello" always breaks the ice.
Also, there are people who try to be our friends, and vice versa; if our interests do not match, it simply does not work. This implies that for interests to align, there must be common ground. Many accounts that are affiliated on Hive share common ground; some are friends because of nationality, goals, interests, and a variety of other factors; this is not always the case, but it is the norm.
It is difficult for a small account to become affiliated with a whale account in just one or two weeks of engagement; it simply will not work.
The "Follow Who Is Bigger" Mindset
Where I come from, people always think you should surround yourself with those who are better than you, but many of these people forget that the best kind of acquaintances are those who share a stronger affiliation with you, and the same is true for Hive.
I am a smaller account, but I follow a lot of big accounts and usually comment on their interesting posts. I follow big accounts, read their content, and never comment because I do not want to become friends with them; all I want to do is learn or enjoy what they create.
For example, I follow one major account that posts about cryptocurrency, but I rarely comment. It is the same with other, smaller accounts.
Affiliation/Common Grounds
Meanwhile, there are people whose content I engage with regardless of the type of content they create; these are people who are closer to me, and my relationship with them extends far beyond the content they create.
I remember asking one of these people to lend me money about four months ago, and they did. So people like these are my true acquaintances, and it is important to distinguish them from others.
However, people can be close to one another in unconventional ways.
There are people I used to know but no longer do, as well as people I now know but did not know before. At the end of the day, if people do not have any affiliation or alignment, there is nothing to solidify or sustain their relationship. It is simply the way things are; Hive is the place where you can see the rawness of human nature at its most extreme, and we all know why.
You can not be friends with everyone here because you require their support. However, if you are determined to gain the support of some of these major accounts, you must ensure that you are not doing anything they do not want, such as powering down completely.
In Conclusion
I understand that these guys are concerned and want to see the price of Hive rise, but simply downvoting someone for powering down is a bit unfair. There are ways to actually communicate with people. You can basically choose to tell them to reduce their power down, or maybe not support them at all.
Sometimes choosing to educate them rather than bashing them can work wonders, whereas the silent treatment will only harm them. However, I understand that another person may believe that they know what is right and do not need another person to tell them, but there are other ways we can communicate with others without using the *vigilante * method.
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