If you love it, upvote it
I decided to write this after I read a post of someone teaching newbies how to Upvote to earn curation rewards, He practically taught them how to Upvote only big account so they'll have more chances of earning bigger rewards.
In my humble opinion, I think upvoting should not be entirely tied to curation rewards. If you read a post and you liked it or learnt anything from it, it is only fair you show acknowledgement by upvoting it.
Most upvotes on this platform are done on the basis of curation rewards. Everyone wants to share the curation rewards from big accounts or someone who has massive whales support. Even when someone wants to upvote a post that might not give him hugs rewards, he does that with a very low percentage.
Sadly, that is how the world is. People prefer personal gains to ethics or fairness. The world has ever been a fair place. Even Steem is not perfect. But I believe cryptocurrency and the Blockchain technology have a mission to correct some of this unfair practices. We can make things better. It starts with me and you. You can change your upvoting techniques from today. If you read a post that adds value to you, made you smile or got you informed, please Upvote it with some meaningful VP percentage.
Minnows too should upvote
I also noticed that most minnows don't upvote posts. They rush to place a comment so they could be seen, without upvoting the post.
Your upvotes count. Even if it doesn't worth up to a dollar, it counts. It shows you appreciate the post just as one would click the facebook *Like*. Next time when you come across a post you like, make sure to Upvote it.
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I do the same too. Maybe I'm a bad steemian. I hardly also wait for the proverbial 30 minutes on posts that I like! I just upvote and go. Maybe I'm a bad steemian :)
No greenrun. You are the good Steemian.
@ogoowinner, I keep hearing people say it's for the maximum curation. Oh, that may be true, but I always forget once I like the posts. Life's too short to wait on a lot of things :)
I also don't wait for the 30 minutes sometimes, cus I have noticed that I do forget to go back and upvote the post.
Lol..it happens to me too, i nolonger wait anymore. I like it? I upvote and maybe comment sometimes. Sometimes i overvote until my vote is worth almost nothing..
Lol..
Very many time whales see minnows as shit..not knowing its an opportunity to make them earn too...ure doing great dear keep it up,unlike other whales
Lol😂
Then this post was for you
@marvelking, that's good to see. ✌️
No, you are a great steemian. I also do same. I hardly think of curation rewards when I upvote most post. I like it, I upvote!
I am totally with you on this, most folks gravitate towards certain accounts while ignoring their fellow planktons or newbies. Personally I upvote manually, so I upvote what I like, I might not earn much but I feel good on the inside and thats what matters. Thank you.
Being satisfied with one's good deeds matters a lot. Thanks for reading.
I think why a lot of us minnows don't vote is because we think it doesn't count. It's frustrating when you upvote a post and the money doesn't increase so sometimes I don't bother.
But your ppost has given me a new perspective. I never knew people saw upvoting as appreciation of a post. I'll start upvoting whenever I can.
It's a sign of appreciation. Always try to Upvote posts you like.
I definitely will!
Well said @ogoowinner
Thanks for this....
BTW get well soon pls oo
Thanks.
Great post. I totally agree with you. I am on Steemit for almost two weeks now and I found out that I prefer good quality posts and making friends, meeting new and interesting people over making money. Of course it is lovely to get something from supporting other but it's not my main purpose at the moment.
Btw I just wanted to say that I am slowly but surely falling in love with your posts. I have to admit that you were one of the very first people I started to follow mainly because you are Nigerian as my husband and I was very curious why your posts are having such high rewards but honestly, your posts make really sense and they are well written and you really deserve it 😉
Have a great day
I feel honoured hearing this from you. Thanks very much.
You have actually said a lot in a short post. My own view on why this happen is because most people are for the money and they orientation that brought them to the platform does not teaches them most basics and important rudiment
Exactly. Steem is broken like my mentor would always say. I hope things change for good.
I have noticed getting more curations voting for my fellow newbies. I vote for whales too especially when i like what they write.
There is some unfairness, I have seen posts that deserve alot but just less curations were expected so they were never voted.
The world and all its system has always been unfair. But we can make the Steem plartform different.
You are absolutely right. I always compare upvotes to "like" on Facebook and "double tap" on IG. Sometimes we forget that steemit is first a social media before it is a platform that rewards creativity. People are mostly about rewards. Whereas getting rewards ain't bad, it is also good to show someone that you really love the post they put up by just upvoting. It costs nothing. Stop looking at reputation before you upvote. Support quality contents. Support originality. How else if not by upvoting? Thanks @ogoowinner for sharing this message.
You said it all. Thanks for your comment here sis.
You said it all, this upvote of a thing should not be tied down to what we will get in return but rather how much we love the post. It is expected that we all should in one way or the other upvote in respective of our upvote worth @ogoowinner
Yeah, but I didn't see your upvote here. Does it mean you don't like it or you learnt nothing from it?
well if you are consistent enough nothing will be too small have seen this personally patience always pays you off but one need to produce great content too :)
Patience pays always. But people should remember fairness in all they do. Thanks for your comment here.