It is still potential earnings. It is still the product of work and time. A fine point, but I think it is still a valid one. Like someone stealing your paycheck out of your bosses hand. The person making a post can spend many hours on it only to have it rendered impotent and by the time you address it the 30 second window of shelf life has already expired. The flag also represents an idea which many (such as myself) will find reprehensible. You must admit it is a very hard sell, and member retention will suffer. Too many BIG problems with the flag. Just the idea that enforcement is in the hands of the miscreants, trolls and spammers makes me a bit uncomfortable making a financial investment. If the flag were dropped membership would soar, member retention would be great. 

Seriously, I see no upside to the flag. All I see is it killing the platform slowly.

I left facebook because of censorship to come here and find out it is even worse here.

![bullying.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQvVUtZ6pevZ8S87jHLs49wpGo69ZnqGDrDXtqsAmznJM/bullying.jpg)

You can see the reputation score go into the negative. An example is Biblegateway They have a minus reputation score, And It looks like it got that way by means of religious bias. Imagine what happens when someone posts a picture of a MAGA hat. The door is wide open for religious and political persecution. And with no legal recourse, no due process...just a lynch mob.