Nothing is stopping anyone from building that. However, you can't tell all these other frontends to become that. You'd need your own token for that payment system to work.
Here's an example of a frontend on Hive that doesn't display downvotes or use downvotes for its token, and ditched the rep system.
https://www.vybrainium.com/trending
Can even see my post still "trending" there.
0E-8 BEE
I know that :) I'm all into personal sovereignty y'know! Honest!
Have a post pending on just this topic :D
Thanks for the heads up. Keen to visit and try!
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