I really thought about it- the fact that between upvoting and rebloggong which of them helps the author more. I believe hive is all about exposure and socializing which mean every other thing is associated with how exposed you are to the platform.
Upvotes helps the author earn, but reblogging opens the author and his blog to more opportunities on the platform.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this also, which do you think is better?