I've been trying to comment as much as I can because it's been a great way for me to get to know other users on the site and become part of the community. I didn't really think of it as a promotion strategy, but what you've talked about here makes a lot of sense. Thanks for taking the time to once again provide useful advice to the noobs.
Here's a post I wrote about navigating the highs and lows of being a new Steemit user. I'm not sure if other minnows will find this helpful, but they may be able to relate. 😀
https://steemit.com/steemit/@redhens/it-s-not-you-it-s-me-or-why-steemit-is-like-dating
I like to look at the promotional strategy aspect of it as showing others what you like and are interested in via posts and comments in order to create dialogue and discussions. The positivity creates more positivity and we all thrive as a result :)
Exactly. So far, my experience of Steemit is that most people are genuinely interested in sharing and discussing ideas and learning from each other -- not just pushing their own views like you find on other sites.