Leaving your rant about @wang aside, absolutely! Every vote counts, minnow or whale. Consider the content, vote for stuff you like and believe the poster put a genuine effort.
And yes, flag nefarious, useless, spammy posts.
Only then will the Steemit system work to its potential and groom a community of awesome creators.
Good points. I think it will eventually become the awesome community that you say.
I certainly hope so. The skeleton is there. Now just needs proper execution.