They won't flourish because mute + downzap work better demoralising them than raising the fees and inadvertently demoralising real stackers (and newbies are a bigger concern).

Coinsreporter

 a circular economy here. That is a very good point.

I make a habit if subscribing to everyone I think is a bot (in order to see how awful it is), so this may be coloring my view.

I'm glad to hear that you do not see bits flourishing here.

Are comment fees too low?

Scoresby

Ah! We *are* a circular economy here. That is a very good point. 

I make a habit if subscribing to everyone I think is a bot (in order to see how awful it is), so this may be coloring my view.  

I'm glad to hear that you do not see bits flourishing here.