If you have been living under a rock you might not have noticed the current battle between Bernie and Haejin.
The battle seems pretty straight forward, Haejin makes 10 posts a day and a large account upvotes them all. The account that upvotes him is 
He has a pretty big stake.
If everyone is free to use their stake how they want, there isn't any wrong doing here on either side.
However, I do wonder what the desired result is. If Ranchorelaxo decides to power down, nobody really gained anything from the battle we just end up with about the same distribution of rewards and a slightly smaller Market Cap. Do they think they can force him to vote for others? How do they know it wouldn't just be other sock-puppet accounts? Do they trust him to seek out engaging articles and upvote them?
I'm just a little confused about what the desired outcome is.
In any case, when the whales flag each other the rewards are returned to the reward pool and distributed to the other posts, so there is a benefit there.
Pros of Flagging Haejin
- Return funds to reward pool
- Get him off the trending page
- Sends a message to others
- Drama
Cons of Flagging Haejin
- It is a lot of stake and energy caught up in a negative battle
- Drama
- Forces him to find other ways to exploit his stake
- Sends a message to others
I've seen some newer end-users state that Haejin is taking from the community reward pool, but that is a different perspective than I have. Ranchorelaxo can only allocate the amount of stake he controls, so if he is forced off the platform the stake he is allocating would also be gone. I see that as a wash.
As I find myself unable to pick a side, I've decided to make some popcorn and watch the show!
What else can I do after all?
What are your thoughts.
