I will also be a Hero soon. I am cashing out on Steem Dollars (~$1,000 I made from 2 whale upvoted posts) and converting that to Steem Power. Can't wait to upvote for 5 to 10 cents! Sometimes I get the feeling that it gives us an advantage. If I posts..people who are looking through new posts will see that mine already has money on it due to my upvote. Sometimes they upvote just for that reason for curation.