I'm very guilty of this, due to the seasonal nature of my work. For most of spring through fall, I simply do not have a time to put posts together, though I do try to vote and drop comments now and then. This is why I never get involved in any 'leadership' capacity.
Since I have no financial motivation to earn on Hive, the self-harm this causes me doesn't really harm me at all. I have enough HP to keep my resource credits high enough for my limited engagement, and that's all I need. :D
I think you are part of another group, @oldsoulnewb. I mean, you're not a spectral user... I guess you're a user with a precise point of view of what you want to do, without getting involved in projects that you can't keep up with (as you said yourself).
So, in this case... That's fine.