http://tkgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/curator_large.jpeg

I got asked recently about the best strategy for upvoting things.  I presume they meant for the steem rewards.

Something bothered me about that...

# If I'm upvoting something, it means I want to reward the CREATOR
Not myself.  That's the whole point - I liked what they did and I want to reward THEM.

## The 30 min mark
After 30 min you share nothing with the creator for your curation rewards of upvoting their content.   Before 30 min you share with the author.  If you upvote instantly, then the author would get all the rewards.  

#### Maybe I'm weird but I'd rather it goes to them.
Unless you are a whale, curation rewards are TINY.  Even with my steempower over 2k, it's like... 2-3 steem a WEEK.  Seriously?  That's not even enough for a sandwich.

And some people are worried about getting the biggest bite of that not-sandwich.

## Fuck the rewards
Give them to the person who did something positive.  Give them the whole sandwich.  The thing is, they will often give you one in return.  It feels better, it's seriously less work, and it actually makes sense.

# World's best upvote strategy is as follows
Vote for what you like, instantly.  Give them a big ol' hug.

http://www.clipartkid.com/images/139/create-a-positive-day-hugs-8er0rF-clipart.png

That's it.  All there is too it.  If you have enough steempower to have it be worth your time to care, then you don't need the reward.

If you don't have enough steempower for that, then the reward isn't really worth anything anyway.

Just vote on what you like.  And stop playing silly games with the upvote button.

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