This was just brought to my attention by a friend, and I had noticed it myself as well, but didn’t realize how widespread it was.

Is voting power becoming more decentralized? Are bots taking over? Is this the result of waning interest? Voting/curation trails, groups, and initiatives? I really don’t know.

My account, and those of my friends here in Niigata like @boxcarblue have suffered as well. But it’s not just me and other Niigata Steemians. Take a look at many bloggers on here who were consistently kicking ass in a solid way until just recently. Bloggers like @ramengirl and @papa-pepper. Even extremely well known accounts like @corbettreport. Payouts to high-level, high-quality bloggers like this have been sliced to a fraction of their previously consistent levels.

Can anyone shed some light on what is going on here?

This is not a complaint. I just am curious to know what’s happening. Any theories?

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DLive and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)