I don't think so. What something bad happens in your life and your performance goes down naturally for a while? You shouldn't be punished for that and you might even need the money now more than ever
Scaled is great as it helps smaller communities get their spotlight too. Depending on your instance though, you might need to block a lot of NSFW communities
I don't agree with your view on AI but I definitely support your first point. Taking pictures of strangers and posting them on the internet has become way too normalised.
Sounds interesting! I'm a big fan of stardew valley but some of the tasks do become tedious after a while. It might be fun to have a similar game with a different approach
The comment that I was replying to was also taking about pay, not just bonuses.