perform this, and have seen no reduction in hash because of it
3) Miners just follow their best interests. Short-sighted miners might follow profits, but most mine because they want
to support blockchain, otherwise we'd just invest. I support the pools that put these measures forward, as I already mine on a donating pool, and would benefit from the field
leveling. All BCH-friendly pools will probably benefit from it in the long run though, as there will be less hostile solo miners on the network.
