<h1>Before you think that I don't vote because I'm jealous because I didn't get a whale's vote, it's not. And I have two reasons why I don't vote with the whales.</h1>
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<h1>Reason #1 -</h1>
<h2>The main reason I don't vote alongside whales is because, there's no value to me voting with them! For example, if I vote on a post with $5000, and there's a whale in there, I'm not going to get anything! This is because their powers outclasses mine, the only way for we to get some kind of curation reward is to have enough power that I can still nab a .001%, and that's only providing me .001 STEEM POWER. To me, that's is considerably low, I mean, how long is it going to take for me to get 1 Power just from voting alongside the whales. I see two possible solutions to this. One way is to vote with minnows, but then, that's a problem. We minnows don't hold a lot of power, and so, the post isn't going to be rewarded with a lot of money. The other solution is to vote with the dolphins. This solution isn't so half-bad, I may or may not have a share of this post's reward, however, this is where other minnows, dolphins, and possibly a whale jumps in, and is ruins the percentage! </h2>
<h2>This is one such example if I voted with the whales :</h2>
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<h2>Let's do the math. Assuming this post receives $4000, 25% goes to the curators correct? So, 25% of $4000 = $1000. Great so $1000 * 33.566% = $335.66 is for the first guy. And the second guy receives $107.55. Great for them right? What about a minnow (like me). $1000 * 0.000% = $0. Essentially, because I do not have enough power, I am getting $0, I'm fortunate enough to get a 0.001 curation reward if my percentage of the share is 0.000%.</h2>
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<p>Seriously?! How many of these do I need to get 1 Power?</p>
<h1>Reason #2 -</h1>
<h2>I'm losing my voting power! Your voting power affects how much you will give to that post. As of right now, my vote gives 2 cents, whereas the majority of other minnows give nothing. Anyways, off topic, the higher your voting power, the more it affects the post, and if I vote with a lot of whales, I'm practically wasting my power for nothing! (Though, I'm pretty sure the majority of you don't care) #Don'tWastePower</h2>
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<h2>That's why I've stopped voting with the whales. Remember to only vote on the posts that interest you! -Krystox</h2>