Everyone is supposed to start with sufficient balance to receive their first upvote immediately.

Checking your account...

Edit: Okay yes. You received a vote from @sbi3 a few days ago on this post. https://peakd.com/hive-193552/@ronnie10/actifit-ronnie10-20240906t212223534z

We didn't look back further as this confirms you are receiving votes correctly, and did start with sufficient balance to already receive votes. The rapidity of subsequent votes does depend on your total units (all units accrue pending value at the same rate, but more units will mean you hit the targets more quickly).