I'm still new here too, and while I don't have a following to where I feel the energy is well spent to write blogs / articles that don't get noticed by anyone, that at least by participating in discussion, that helps people know what you are about.
I feel like when people just post "nice article" or similar trite garbage, it's almost like they are hoping to cash in on the efforts of the author as opposed to engaging in a discussion on the topic.
You're right that when you write an article, in most cases it will be unnoticed. This is the problem of the whole system. I am sure that there are many people who come here and write good messages. But what in the end? They do not get support. People invest effort and energy to create a message that eventually goes unnoticed. Therefore, many lose their optimism and leave. Either stop blogging.
If you look at the top messages that are in the trend, you can see a lot of crap. That is, there are shitty messages that get promoted. And there are many good messages that do not receive anything. Simply put, there is a monopoly here.
Therefore, writing comments is the best option for beginners.