I Have noticed the same I was wondering if I was an exception, if I am short for time and cant read the full post or watch a video I normally just move on,
But I think what is happening is a lot of people on here are not focusing on the content but just trying to comment with a generic comment often not relevant to the post, Upvote everything they see even though it means there upvote power is drained to pretty much nothing and hence worthless and often finish with the follow me I follow back
Its a shame they are missing out on so much interesting content
PS I did read your post fully before commenting:)
If I know I will likely enjoy it but don't feel like reading it at the mo, I like to resteem so others can see it too and I can easily find it to explore later. Two in one. I think people end up being slightly less natural on here because of things like you mentioned (steem power goes down, so you must CHOOSE WISELY) Plus I know by resteeming, my articles are harder to find, but I'd rather help everyone find good content and people who like my stuff will keep an eye open. i just wish there wasn't any 'strategy' or 'tricks' to doing what is otherwise just browsing and socializing
Resteeming them to read later is a great idea, because like you say it shares the post even further. It's where people comment as if they have read the post when they clearly haven't that I don't get.
I also use it for posts that I comment on (sometimes on things I otherwise wouldn't Resteem, so that people can check out the article and maybe join the conversation. I wrote a post about plant medicines and ended up getting into a nice exchange with someone about diet. The conversation was equally as interesting as the post,so why not? I feel you on the last point too, so many I think are just window shopping like birds.
Could you link your post about plant medicines please? I couldn't see it on your page. Sounds like something I would like. Thanks
Sure! here you go: https://steemit.com/natural/@ecoknowme/depression-vs-plant-medicines
BONK!
I'm the same, If I see a video is 30 minutes long and I haven't got the time I move on and try and come back to it later. Sadly I can't see it stopping anytime soon. Thanks for the comment (and reading it all 😂)
Elephant in the room. Clever. It's a shame when you see someone post a 1000 word article with no upvotes or just bots spamming their post. Sometimes I will vote for something out of sheer effort regardless if I agree with the content. It could be useful for someone else.
I agree, I upvoted a post earlier that I could see a large amount of research had gone into but not many people had even seen it. It's sad when the effort goes unnoticed.
The post was this one: https://steemit.com/food/@veganrocker/catastrophic-palm-oil
They seem to be a new user so thought I would share it here for them.
^ That, my friends, is how you build a community. ^
Yes I fully agree off to support the linked post
Hopefully it will get them a few more upvotes and will encourage them to write more.