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     7 years ago 

    You're more likely to gain followers that way. Also you can upvote your own posts and comments. Essentially, if your vote was high enough you could earn a living out of upvoting your own comments.

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     7 years ago 

    That's so interesting. Thanks for explaining that to me.

    Followed!

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     7 years ago 

    @gratefulforitall + @hazelpazel - I'm struggling with this one. I have a preconceived notion that upvoting your own posts is not admirable - you're not contributing to the quality, diversity, and universal curation of the platform by upvoting yourself. I can't judge someone who does, but what this does for me is make me wonder what else is the benefit for having a high vote value? Here's what I've found:

    • You can curate great posts, boost other Steemians, and generally invest in the platform in a bigger way. The outcome is basically a better, more mature Steemit.
    • Your reputation tends to follow your wallet growth (until you plateau where the only thing that boosts your reputation is actually that: the engagement of others), and with a higher reputation, you gain more respect, more followers, and potentially more engagement on your posts overall. This leads to higher earnings per post.
    • You can join groups and communities that make Steemit better, more inclusive, better quality, etc because you have more power.

    How does Superman personally benefit from having superpowers​? Good feels and good friends.

    That's all this beginner has come up with so far!

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     7 years ago 

    Hmm. It seems like a big cycle that always starts with producing good content. I've been asking because I am considering purchasing some steem and was curious about what that would do for me. I wasn't satisfied with the technical answers (solves some bandwidth issues, etc) so I was looking for more.

    Thank you :)

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