Great post man and something all Steemians can learn from.
I love what you said about organic upvotes...I mean I don't sit around and wait but I do try to upvote between 20-30 minutes, I get a chunk but if I loved the post, the author gets a chunk too.
It's confusing though...But regardless...Even if we are getting a penny for a vote or curation, it's still more than I'll get anywhere else lol