I clicked upvote on the post, but the $ amount didn't increased. Probably because I have no "steemit power" or something :P .. gotta read more in depth about how this all works.

Guys I'm sorry for being a noob, but how this money is generated? I understand that an upvote causes some tokens to be received, but doesn't the person who upvotes spends his exact amount of tokens on

hehe, I got it too, was so surprised :) noticed it on etherscan. I never won any lotteries or was chosen to "win" something ever :D so funny to have my first time 'lottery win' unnoticed.. if