A good post.
I am relatively new here ( a few weeks posting).
I think building up genuine people you know who write good posts, and ignoring all the others is a good way to. - If you are looking for interesting people and genuine exchange - and building up a solid following.
I ignore all upvote/comments that do not really say much nowadays.
At least you know you have real followers - doing real posts.
This is my latest post. Everything I post is genuine.
That's exactly my point!