Early votes are weighted higher than later votes. If you browse /new your upvotes are far more impactful. If you browse the front page, much more rare to make a

Early votes are weighted higher than later votes. If you browse /new your upvotes are far more impactful. If you browse the front page, much more rare to make a difference to a submission's trajectory, unless it just got there, then you can help determine whether / how long it stays.