I think it was you who told me about the voting change, a long time ago. I returned after over a year of being away. Came back shortly before the HF and felt like I was one of only a few people who knew this was happening.

I like the change. "Curating" was far too confusing and rigid, acting like a deterrent. Community treats it like a duty, but often forfeit the opportunity to directly support anyone by using automation or outgoing delegation. From there the audience is depleted and wisdom of the crowd sits in the hands of a few.

Very few have signed on to become curators (impossible to market since it sounds like a job) in the nearly ten years I've spent studying this space.

Maybe that'll change now and everyone can finally experience a real audience consisting of thousands of members here with small votes all wanting to support the things they like, organically, leading to actual curation based upon wisdom of the crowd.

Actual consumption. Actual supportive consumers. The people that make up the majority on the internet. The types not interested in posting. A key ingredient that's always been missing here and I think the complexity along with rigid guidelines had a lot to do with that absense. People want to be free to choose, not be told how to choose, when, why, so on and so forth. That's how you lose customers. And with no customers you lose producers. Inevitable death spiral.

Though this change alone might not be enough to turn things around, it sure is a nice touch. Comes with a lot more freedom, flexibility, and it's about as simple as a battery meter.

^{I approve.}