So now it's after HF19.
I'm still a minnow, but my vote counts for a LOT more now.
My rewards are substantially increased from a few cents to a few dollars every day consistently. It's not much, but it's mostly based on my posts and honest comments, not gaming for maximum profit all of the time- my opinion of the potential for Steemit to truly transform the netz, and possibly much more of society is reinforced. We don't have very much time (20 years? 10?) before the company AIs borg the infrastructure, the institutions, and anybody's who is substantially interfaced with the systems.
Yes, HF19 has been incredible, everyone is getting more money, I sure had doubts about it, but so far I think it has exceeded even the most optimist Steemian's expectations.