The System basically works in a way where early upvoting result in larger amounts of curation paid. The downside of that system however is that most posts naturally get upvoted based on the Headline or the Picture of that particular post, without even reading the article. What the upvote is obviously NOT based on right now: The actual content of that article. Which is the most single important thing in participating in a information-based social network.
Just compare the number of upvotes of a particular article with the number of viewers that have actually read the article. You will see that the number of upvotes almost always exceed the number of viewers. When we want to create a new social network where especially new content will be supported, we need to be more aware of how we deal with our voting power.
I am fine with the idea to find posts that might perform well in the future and get a curation paid afterwards. What I want to encourage is that you at least read the content of that article so you can assess if the content is really worth spreading or not. Eventually, you support the author not by upvoting, but by actually reading the content provided.
Please don't base your vote on Headlines or Pictures, cause that is a superficial judgement and most of the time does not reflect in any way the real content or message of that article. Please have a mind about it, we have a voting power on Steemit, which eventually shapes the future of this Network. Please upvote responsibly.
May you have a great day.