Raw effort of course isn't the sole indicator of value.
I do value prior effort less, and express that through my voting. I prefer content created for the blockchain in terms of both post narrative and author engagement. I value simple digital reproductions of prior works, with little to no additional narrative (blogging), significantly less.
I am familiar with axiology as a general concept.
Sure, that makes sense.
But there are some that believe "low effort" posters should be stomped into negative rep.
And this is what I disagree with.
Every post made with honest intent has some value in my opinion.
Sometimes I just want to share something I find interesting, without any commentary, in order to spark a conversation.