Agreed with you point. HF19 is really a success and made a large difference in payouts, but i don't think it has put any impact on payouts of new steemit users.
I am new to steemit.
Nobody follows upvotemy posts bcoz my steempower is low.
Yeah it definitely increased payouts of top level people.
RE: I can't speak for everyone; but I am so grateful for HF19! I think we made the right choice!