Thank you @denmarkguy for the great post. I totally agree. You know what's weird ?? Well, earlier in the morning I was taking my shower and something started running through my mind. I was thinking how damn cool it will be when I do get a tremendous amount of Sp ( I will. just a matter of when) well how cool it will be to already do what I love doing. And that is just going thru my feed and also introduceyourself under 'New' and look for people who are providing engaging content but are relatively new and being capable of giving them an Upvote of $10, $20, or even $100.
To me that's freaking exciting. Just a huge adrenalin rush !!
And NOT in the sense that I'm trying to say "oh everybody look at me how righteous and generous Iam" . No, but just the fact that I can give an Upvote that I know it can literally make someone's day or even change their lives( how they view Steemit) is just very enriching to me :)
What's really cool about your comment @robertandrew is that it is the embodiment of "pat it forward."
I often find myself wishing that I had not had to power down in the fall due to some unexpected expenses, at a time when the price of Steem was low... otherwise I would have had 10K+ SP now, and the ability to give people $4 votes. Like you said, the idea of being able to help and encourage people like that is very appealing. The "Gift Economy" at work.
And hence my suggestion to also use these bot services to reward other people. Because making someone else's day is far better than sticking a few dollars in my own pocket.
Thank you !! Yeah, Iam still learning about the Bots. And ,yes , that will be nice to utilize that for others. Like finding those hidden gems who do not have any resources at all to buy Steem right off the bat. And give them a "bump". I can see where it really can benefit the whole community here. Get people motivated to stay once they see the possibilities and add value as well as helping others!