I vote because.... (Let's talk about it)

This purpose of this post is a conversation starter to discuss voting.  If you feel there is too much spam, self-voting, etc., let's not blame the poster, let's talk about voting.  What is your vote supporting and why?

* my own bad art

Reasons to vote for a post:

1. Curation Rewards
2. Author worked 4,500 hrs on  post
3. The post had 10k perfectly written words that were factual and educational and every comma was in the correct spot.
4. You enjoyed the content
5. You have connected in some way with the Author 
6. You think the post will add value to your Steem investment
7. Someone asked you to vote for it
8. You are hoping for a return vote 
9. Gaining name recognition
10. To help retain users
11. It is your own post and you want to use the stake you earned or bought to improve your stake
12. Steemvoter voted on it
13. I don't know...

Please list below additional ideas or those you feel are either valid or invalid.  This would be a great conversation for the new users to consider as they decide how to use their own votes, and also might help them decide what to publish on SteemIt.

*In my opinion there are no wrong answers, however, we do shape behavior by giving rewards