It's a bit of a situation for sure. I think we can postulate all we want. I don't care for the use of a downvote, especially by a "whale" used as a means to undo the opinion on everyone else, based solely on their opinion of the pay amount or content, both of which I have seen used as reasons given. It's an experiment for sure, but that is something that needs to be looked into more. 500 upvotes, all undone by a few... makes it seem less decentalized. If it isn't used evenly throughout the system, don't use it.