Which of the following options do you think is better for MA and the planet partners?
a) DoA stops depositing;
b) Messi stops hunting.
Think about it. I dare you.
I'm quite sure that if Messi stops hunting it will be better.
Why? Because without him withdrawing money from the system there will be more money left in the system, money that would be cycled anyway (just by different people, eventually by the people that deposited them in the first place), so by following the entropy order of continuous diminishing results eventually all money would end up in MAs pockets (~5% at a time), instead of only the part that remains after Messi's withdraws.
I keep hearing over and over again that MA and PPs get income via decay and that the big grinders are the people generating most decay, though the people bringing most money in MA and PPs pocket. Now while this is technically correct, that's correct only if you look at the very last interaction, and doing that is a very nearsighted thing to do. And I'll explain why.
Most people (well, except people with an addiction) have a gaming budget per month; sure for some, it may be just a few bucks, while for others may be a few grands, but pretty much everyone has a budget and they will play for as long as their budget allows them. If their budget runs out fast they will not just deposit more, but just wait for next paycheck and if the waiting period is too long month after month they will eventually vote with their wallet and just quit all-together. Now, if their budget would last more (because they wouldn't have to subsidize both the profits and the decay of the heavy, non-depositor grinders) they would still deposit the same amount of money and they would still cycle them all, just that they would manage to get more entertainment value out of their money - possibility to play for more hours or just at a higher level.
So, if Messi (who is a net withdrawer) would quit, is not like the decay he generates would vanish, it would just be distributed to all the other players who would afford to hunt for a little bit longer or at a little bit higher level, so MA and PPs would lose absolutely nothing.
On the other hand, if I (who I am a net depositor) would quit, then my money (as few as they are) would stop coming in the system, would stop being cycled, would stop generate decay and would stop eventually ending up in MA or PPs pockets.
So yeah, I don't imagine that if I would stop playing or stop depositing MA would be in some big troubles or something, my deposits are just a dip in an ocean of deposits so for the most part they would go unnoticed, but, still, there would be $20 less per month coming in the economy, being cycled and ending up in MAs pockets. On the other hand, if Messi would quit, then there would be x dollars more per month staying in the economy (whatever he withdraws at the moment), being cycled and ending up in MAs pockets.
Once again, don't worry that if the big grinders would quit the money would stop being cycled; I'm absolutely positive that there are tons of other people who would love to have the chance to cycle more and make more use out of their deposits, but they don't have said chance now exactly because of the big grinders.