I agree, @pennsif! It's taken me some time to become a Dolphin, all through posting. It's an interesting position to be in. I seem to constantly adjust my voting approach, but I really liked @jedau's perspective that we invest in Steemians like we would invest in cryptocurrencies. It's hard to invest in folks that don't invest, themselves, here on the blockchain as well. Especially homesteading folks, because the idea of investing in long-term production capacity is so central to homesteading. Our Steem Power is like our homestead soil.

The other part that's been interesting about being a Dolphin (still a small one) is finally understanding how much we can vote. I see so many Dolphins hoarding their voting power. This lets us bestow upvotes of a couple dollars on ourselves or a few other people. But we can vote over and over and over -- at 100%. Even though our voting power may go down to 30%, we can still give higher rewards than most people on this platform. The more that Dolphins vote (and even high-powered Minnows), the more balance there would be in the platform.