Just be conservative for the time being. Once/if you start earning, put that towards HP (Hive Power). Build up a nice little stack. I think this response to me here cost you about 1.5% charge so you should be okay ish for now. Don't waste it voting since they're not worth shit anyway until you build up more HP. Don't waste it responding to this message with a simple "okay thanks" for instance. That platform would be full of junk, spam, reward milkers, and other nonsense if we didn't have this system in place.

It's not really a boneheaded mistake. Just a bit of a learning curve here. Takes a bit of patience. Like a video game, your character always starts out a bit weak, but then you grind for a bit and you're well on your way.