The Hard Fork has come and gone with great excitement! The Steemit community has a real feeling of jubilation. Us little fish are excited that are upvotes are actually paying something. Mine went from a penny on a good day to 25 times that, give or take. I have seen many minnows actually receiving a nice reward for their posts. There is one fellow Steemian in mind that is going through a difficult financial situation, so I am glad to see these positive changes take effect, and his post rewards have gone up nicely.
I was reading a dolphin's post earlier and during the time it took me to read the post, the rewards actually doubled. I have never seen this before today. The Hard Fork appears to be benefiting the whales as well. Many recent posts' rewards are double and triple what they normally get from what I have seen in the past.
Overall, I think this is extremely positive and exciting for everyone. I'm sure there will come some changes to the way people upvote. I have noticed that my recent posts have not received as many upvotes as I normally would have by now. Are people being more conservative with their votes? I think so. At least, for now. Will this force people to become more creative and create better quality posts? Quite possibly. I certainly think we will see an increase in posts.
That's my quick take on what I have seen thus far. Leave a comment below about your experiences so far!