I very much believe in the Art Of Reciprocity. Steemit it about building community and learning from each other. For example, when I put a lot of effort into post and it's clear that someone took time out of their day to read and post a meaningful comment I want to upvote their comment.
What I don't like is the non-stop "nice post. Upvote" stuff we're seeing. Hopefully that can get worked out eventually.
Your avatar pic is really cool looking by the way.
I've seen lots of those "nice post. Upvote" comments. Hopefully people will realize that it is the reason why their comment doesn't get upvoted.
As you said in the post, if you have nothing to add to the conversation, why bother saying it at all.