RE: What does it take to get yer daily Hive post auto-voted to > $10, and what are the implications?

I get $3-4 per post that is largely from auto-votes and I am grateful for that. It does add some pressure to earn it by not shitposting. I have met some of the people who vote for me, but have no idea why others do it. It's not through returning the favour. A lot of my votes go to smaller accounts where they make more difference and I don't care what I make from curation. My only auto-votes are some that follow what @tenkminnows is supporting. I have no trouble using up the rest each day.

I know some people will complain about 'circle jerks' and favouritism, but some of us have invested a lot of time in building connections and some spent a lot of money too. I sold Steem to go to Steemfest twice and didn't get the best price for it.

I'm not so involved with communities, especially the curation kind. I don't need the pressure of deciding where big votes go.

I would rather people send their votes to smaller accounts who do good work. We need to build more minnows and dolphins. Delegating or following @tenkminnows is one option. I should get to orca soon anyway and don't mind making a bit less.