I am guilty of most of what you said in your post. But the truth is how will one learn when there is no right person to teach. If i never spoke with you once @alexpmorris, I would never have learnt such. We get invited on steemit without proper orientation. Most times chatting someone up does not necessarily means the person in question wants to beg for upvote. But the sins of others makes it look that way.
To be sincere meeting you on steemit has added value to me and how perceive steemit to be at my first.
Thanks
I'm glad you're finally managing to get on the right track, and I commend you for taking the step to actually read this post! :)
Just be aware though, all the information is out there if you search for it. There are many guides and tutorials that have been posted. The bigger problem is that people often show up on STEEMIT, just like in trading, expecting overnight success, and that's just not how things work. You have to put in the time not only to learn about how it all works, but also to improve your "skillz" as well. I'd suggest you also read @arbitrarykitten's comments above:
I am always open minded. Hoping to learn new things. Glad to have you as one of my instructor on steemit. I also went through @luzcypher post. His post is a detailed compliment to yours.
I have also witnessed some steemians telling me vote for vote. Some don't even chat with me and they go ahead dropping links. If I never knew you or read you post, my first impression will simply take those occurrence as a trend on steemit. But all the same, you have saved me from a lot.