yup, that's also the goal of this post, to help people realize. I even share the post with people who ask me "please upvote my post", and it's like they can't even take the time to look at mine, while they want me to take my precious time to look at all of their's and upvote! Very asymmetric. And what they'd realize if they bothered to read my post, is that if they left I thoughtful comment on one of my posts, for example, not only will they have a better chance of being noticed and remembered, it may even earn them more than they've earned on their last few posts!
Glad you're realizing this as well, and Steem On! :)