Thanks a lot for your explanation of this. I myself hadn't seen such a clear explanation yet and, even though I don't mind testing during beta anyway, I do understand the reasons behind this more clearly now.

It's a shame there's a division in the top influencers about it, as that trickles down to the rest of us Steemians aswell. Hench all the negativity surrounding this experiment.

I understand people being reluctant to let go of their income ofcourse, but if this change will lead to a fairer reward distribution, wouldn't that also lead to a better, or at the very least more varied quality of posts? This should only help to increase wider acception of Steemit, meaning more chances of the Steem price going up. That would lead to a bigger income in the end.