Well, voting with whales do not really matters. Your vote is just a sign that you liked the post. There should be some place for appreciation, and you have 48 to 50 votes facility at 100% voting power. Meaning, you can make your own posts and vote yourself which is not really a good option. Voting to others and appreciation to them is a good option. You give some, you get some. :)

Just sharing my point of view. And I am agree with your stance. We should vote what we like.