no. it wouldn't "bring them back to equal footing". it would cripple slicing and those who make money by gathering nodes. if the suggestion wasn't intended to cripple slicing, then why bring it up at all? why don't we just put a smaller cap on how much people can sell things for next? that way everything can be fair, just like in life.
...oh, wait.
bottom line is, there is nothing preventing you from gathering nodes. on Jung Ma, those nodes are never taken by bots and you can pick them up as much as you want. Stop trying to kill aspects of the game for other people, especially if you're not really even being affected.