I actually did not know that the rewards pool will continue to shrink. Now I'm going to have to go back and look those.
I still find it pretty cool that I can vote more than a few pennies. It feels good!. I cannot imagine how it feels to be significantly bigger. I suppose it just feels better and better. :)
It is a bit weird to vote really high at times. I remember having about an 18 dollar vote when Steem was very high and it made me uncomfortable at times - even more so as at the same time, I was struggling to put food on the table. :)
I remember when Steem was high and I was able to buy more tipu and banked it for the future. I was rolling in it. :) Eighteen dollars? Hello? Amazing!! And awesome!
I guess I understand what you're saying, making you uncomfortable at times especially when you leave you your Steem persona and step into the harsh reality of life. Trust me, when I get votes that are more than 50 cents, I get giddy. And feel like a newbie, all over again.
Occasionally I like to give a full vote which is now over a dollar, prior to today, and give to a newbie to the #MarketFriday community. It makes me feel good, especially knowing they truly, truly appreciate it. It is fun watching somebody grow.
Everybody has their way of using their voting power and I need to figure out a way to manage it. I spend so much of it voting the #MarketFriday posts, sometimes I am 40%. That is bad management.