The problem with flags isn't VP, but retaliation. HF21 won't solve that problem and the consequences of that are predictable. Any minnows that set out to flag botted up posts off trending are going to follow accounts already flagged off the platform.

Don't forget that flaggots like Bernie are going to get free downvotes.

Honestly, I can hardly imagine a worse driver of user retention than the flagging that's going to be crushing newbs after HF21.