I think there isn't one right answer. If your goal is to spread around some wealth, it will be difficult because you only have one set of eyes. I delegate a decent chunk of my SP to @ocdb and some to @accelerator, because not only am I getting a return, I have another set of eyes searching for quality content on my behalf. On the not for profit side, I delegate to @curie, and also follow their curation trail among others. There are also some bots (not bid bots) you can delegate to that give organic upvotes based on qualifying tags (like @artturtle, @thejollyroger, @tommyknockers, @steeming-hot). I get an upvote from them if I use those tags, but that isn't necessarily my primary motivation for delegating to them.I also created a separate account called @steempatron and delegated about 20% of my SP to it. The sole purpose of that account is to track down influencers with large followings outside of STEEM. I'm trying to advance the idea that we have folks on this platform already that have millions of followers on platforms like Twitter, etc. For many of them posting to STEEM is an afterthought because their reception here is lukewarm. I also have a list of influencers who have come and then lost interest.
With whatever SP I have left, aside from curating topics that interest me, I like to dip into the #introduceyourself tag and give upvotes there, and also look for and support people trying to find innovative ways to create value on the platform, like @streetstyle and his #spud initiative.
In any case, I do see your upvotes quite a bit out there, so you must be doing something right. If you're curating and rewarding, and consistently using your VP, does it really matter in the end if you are acting in good faith? Just do you, we need diversity in good faith action.
Many thanks @joshman for all the insights. I trail @curie already but curious to learn about the other accounts/bots you mentioned.
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