Just thinking, what if the vote rewards were partly based on the reputation? The voter's Steem Power determines how much value is giving to the post but the reputation of the voters determines how much of the value they get. It would be a hybrid system that takes into account Stem Power and Reputation for determining payouts. I also think the split between poster and curator should go back to 50/50 or 60/40 at best in favor of poster.
Good idea, i think there should be a lottery as well once a post hits a certain dollar value as an incentive for minnows to curate.
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