It sure would be great if that loaded rifle were used to do good things for good content and the platform. Just like it sure would be great if people used their upvotes for good content and the platform. That simply does not happen. It is absolutely silly to believe that the same people who use upvotes to only benefit themselves will use downvotes to help others. They will do the exact same thing with downvotes that they do with upvotes, use them to benefit themselves. Except in this case they will fill the platform with negativity and make it impossible for the few people who actually care to do any good. At least right now, no one is stopping curators who care from assigning rewards to quality content. That will change if there is no financial cost for downvotes.