This argument fails because it is not possible to decide by an algorithm (saving human judgement-labor). The problem we have now is that many people see a problem, judging it, and consuming a lot of brain-power deciding if they are for or against.

We all agree that you can just make two accounts, and run it in a circle. This is a step higher in complexity to the simple direct self vote. Since the point of votes, is to express your approval, or disapproval, of other people's work, this self vote is not information, it is pure entropy, and typically, the actual words in the post are equally meaningless.

We are not trying to 'end all circle jerks'. Just direct self voting, right now. We pick our battles, and we also are getting better at pointing that out.

I invest my TIME in this platform, and my BRAIN works hard to devise new ideas to post and maybe attract new users.

These self voters are taking rewards away from people who are working to attract votes.

Go back and read the whole post again and find a point that I didn't already knock down, your argument is already nullified by what I posted in this post. If you really give it a go and try to prove me wrong, with my own words, or you can't see how what I said relates to your argument, maybe I will spend my brain power to find a new way to explain it.