You're exactly right on stating that members should both create original quality content and comment! It's vital to engage one another here and to grow a following who support your efforts and are sincerely interested in what you have to share. "Great post" as a comment doesn't cut it in my opinion, and shows a true lack of attention, whereas a thought out comment that actually adds something of value even if it is simply encouragement, acknowledgement, raises a question, elaborates on the ideas presented are better and produce more of an interesting exchange between individuals.
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I'm not sure I agree. I think that there needs to be space for creators that just post, and curators that just comment...
To be specific: the internet's done a pretty good job of identifying and nurturing the value of creators, although it's done poorly with rewarding them, relatively. But the commenters/participants have gone entirely unrecognised despite them being the core that makes everything on the net possible.
Don't get me wrong, I intend to do both, but I think the key thing that will set Steemit apart, is how it rewards the viewers, and sets up a positive feedback loop where better comments mean more value, and more value means better comments... and this is besides the additional fact that this loop also affects the creators with more exposure.