but .. wouldn't it be better to share your upvotes with other people so they have a better chance of earning..?
Yes! I don't recall if I mentioned it on the post like this from last night but I've done a couple of posts where I ask people to leave a comment about something (it's been different both times I've done it) and I'll upvote that comment. I like to think it's a way to give out upvotes to people who are actual people that interact with the site. Maybe it's me being a little selfish or reserved about who I vote for, but I hope it can help foster a community mindset in some folks.
Also, if you don't mind, I want to throw up a link for my post which gets a payout in about a half an hour. It got some decent responses, but I'd love to see if anyone else sees this post and ends up there as well... https://steemit.com/photography/@robsteady/a-lazy-sunday-afternoon-have-some-images-from-my-collection