In the end it does not matter why a person votes for a post, they have determined they are getting worth from it.
However, the only way to learn is to absorb the information first hand... reading or watching the video. Commenting or discussing will serve to deepen that learning experience,but look it's still better than all the other platforms.
Maybe they (then on readers) will come around in their own time.
I agree and it is better than other platforms but still makes you wonder
One last thought.... would you prefer they read without upvoting???
Never really thought about it like that but its a good point as I do believe some people are just
clicking their way through anything that is new and they never use the feed button either.