There are many reasons i use steemit. But aside from earning, i want to support others.
Even though I do not have whale status, when I upvote other people’s posts, I can see the numbers go up for their rewards.
There really is a feeling of satisfaction in being able to see the numbers go up because I pressed on a button. And I think once more people can experience this feeling by the algorithm getting fixed (see this post for a proposal I support), the more people will have a healthy experience in Steemit. As it is right now, the mental overload of continually seeing your upvote not being able to change the payout of others’ posts is downright depressing. It is really depressing. I doubt if an average person would be able to cope with this for very long.
But being a human, I feel that even my small weight is not enough and of course, I would like my vote to matter more. If no one has voted on a post, I’m only able to give it $.07. There’s always someone ahead of me. But i the midst of all these, i know very soon i will earn enough reputation to support people more and also add more value to the community