Still working on this bit of info, too... okay... so I THINK I understand and/or like your way of wording this?

I have been buying Steem recently to increase my vote, which only goes to others.

So... Do I have this? Esentially, I would buy Steem... and convert it to SteemPower? In order to enhance my influence so that I can boost OTHERs? (Im totally okay with this, btw, I love community support - plus it always comes back around). Theoretically, I could just get enough SP so that I could make my own posts and collect, but if I pour INTO SP, it's so that I can support others?