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Well, I guess you will learn in time that stake-weighted voting has its inherent problems. You see, the whales voted for your post because they value it. They do not value posts equally, as it's entirely subjective. I've been here for 6 months and the whales have voted for a lot of my posts before. Everything here is subjective, and not equal. You will learn this as you go along. There's luck involved too.

ah, yes, emotional attachment is a killer. You're catching on, for sure. Stay focused and realize it's not the end of the world if your second post doesn't make as much as your first. Goals, goals, goals. You see, one of the founders voted for your post, his name is Ned. Other big Steem holders voted for your post too. It would be great if you could challenge yourself to getting the unbanked onto Steemit. That would be an amazing story!