Your generosity is amazing, @kus-knee! It is people like you who create an amazing and genuine community here... what makes Steemit so much more than just "a collection of blogs."
The voting power thing is cool... what I have mostly found is that the wider range has inspired me to do far more "curating for quality" than I used to... using the slider to sometimes reward truly exceptional content with a well-deserved 100% upvote, "good" with something less... and "better than an empty space" with a couple of percent. That's a big plus. Of course... not as viable for our new arrivals... although I hear a rumor that the slider will soon become available at 125SP instead of 500SP.
What's also different is that I can give more meaningful upvotes to those who comment on my posts... everyone can get at least a 10c boost without my voting power burning out.
The ratio of what I get for comments vs. original posts has definitely changed.
Thanks for your valid input @denmarkguy. Yes the slider is a very interesting and helpful feature. I especially enjoy using in to reward comments! Still figuring it out though!
Indeed... and my brain is not as sharp as it once was, so upvoting a comment also leaves me a trail of little blue circles to occasionally remind me "Oh, I've been here before...." :-D
No, not kidding. It has happened.