STEEMIT, UPVOTING, CONFUSION

I'm confused about the practice of voting exactly at the 15 minute mark and not before. This practice seems to go against the ideal of posting quality content. I recently came across a couple of people whom I follow, and by pure luck they had just posted. With only a minute separating the two posting times, I would have to be on my game.

As I sat there with my finger in the ready position, I was going to win the push button contest and register my first victory by activating the button before all other comers.

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The clock struck 15, and at that exact moment I placed my up-vote. To my surprise I did not walk away with the trophy. As votes were recorded and displayed, I could not figure out how 23 people had beaten me to the punch. The second go around I would make sure my
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would be up to the task. I would not be denied this time. With only a minute to prepare, I did a couple of finger push ups, finger squat thrusts and had a chance to get in a couple of finger jumping jacks. I would finally get to celebrate the taste of victory. I pounced on the button, with no regard for the health of the keyboard.
This time I placed 49th. My .06 cent vote was nowhere to be seen in the voting log.

What more could I do, I was a looser, wallowing in the agony of defeat.

After much introspection, I came to my senses and realized I did not even know what the hell I had just voted for. I had totally discarded my convictions to only push the button down for quality content that would be worthy of my vote. I had succumb to the desire to gain monetary wealth over all other principles. I felt ashamed, as I had just joined the MONEY CLUB, where the only thing that matters is the bottom line!

I have since vowed to never again just push the button down to gain fame and wealth. The muscles in my finger would only be activated after the content had been reviewed. One way or another I would control this involuntary response to these tempting seductions. I would never again feel like Eve, plunging my fellow Steemians into a social media nightmare, by voting for what they call Shit posts, before previewing and making up my own mind on what is

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With all joking put aside, how does this practice generate the desire to recognize quality content by voting for it?. If someone is out there can explanation would be greatly appreciated!