There are more creators than readers, however there are also more large voters, curation accounts, and curation trails than readers. The down vote system not only punishes the perceived spammer but the readers also in possible over looks because of bad reputations, low reputations and blacklisting, meanwhile the large voters, curation accounts and curation trails continue to reap the rewards of highlighting post that may not be that great, and driving viewership to post they want to be viewed. One of the reasons why I like the community concept so much, the hot and trending pages are becoming more and more useless everyday.