I get your point, but I think we are in a fustercluck now.
Because of gerrymandering, not to mention all of the mind bending from bad actors, the popular vote no longer means much. If it ever did. The last two Republican presidents were put in despite losing the popular vote, and the current one thinking he has a mandate to be Emperor of the World, despite loosing my 3 million votes and having the lowest approval ratings of any of his predecessors. That can't go on forever.
The worst thing, for me, about the EC is that it can be played easily, going against the wishes of the American people. If it IS used that way, as I think it is, then what's America about? Not Democracy. Not Equality. Not Truth or Justice. It's just not the American way. IMHO
Unrelated to to EC, if you want to grow your account, right now the 50/50 payout option is much better than the pure Steem Power payout option. SBD can then be traded using the internal market for Steem that can be powered up.
That is fantastic advice...thank you! I thought I was figuring something wrong when I paid for an upvote on my last post. Not only did I change over to 100% SP, but I bid on the bot with STEEM. The detail report said that I would make about $8 on my $5 bid (2 STEEM), but the vote after curation now shows that I'll only get 1.26 STEEM back. I dunno what happened. My other bids have been profitable...or at least I think they have been. With the drop in STEEM value, it's hard to calculate, as I'm still new at all this.
Anyway, I appreciate the advice. Anytime you feel like imparting some wisdom to a newbie, drop on by...I'll take all the wisdom I can get!
The general rule of thumb is that if the price of SBD’s is more than $1 USD, 50/50 is the way to go. Back when I started, SBD’s were fluctuating slightly above and below $1 USD, so pure SP versus 50/50 was basically a tossup. But lately, SBD’s have been well above $1, for no reason that I can explain.