Fun fact: When there was talk about raising the rate to 20%, it was said to be more of a temporary promotional offer to get people excited about HBD. When there was talk about lowering the rate including people signaling a lower rate, some started threatening to dump HBD, while others encouraged "The Hive Community" to shift witness votes around, favoring those signaling 20%, and insisting those signaling any less do not know what they're doing.

Then, later, for a few days it dropped to 19%, and again the people panicked. Reacting much in the same way. Profits now, f later.

If you need proof, it's all recorded on a blockchain somewhere. The process was automated and several contributed. There were even people saying HP holders are just jealous of the returns, so that's why they want to lower the rate. All kinds of petty, superficial nonsense.

So based on lessons from history, if you want to buy approval, set it at 20%, especially if you're not too concerned about the future. Some people will love you for that. The system is designed to be flexible, especially in the case of emergencies. If you want to be flexible, chances are you might be bending over backwards for approval and might even lose votes if you make a move.

I was just reading some other comments here from starkerz. Sounds like fun. I recall a time I was talking to elmerlin, long time ago. Him and I both saw this coming.

Good times! Have fun Hive!