There is no right or wrong
Think one should consider freedom and value. Freedom of upvoting or not. And value upvoting to add value to that used if the author feels value was added by their post.
As far as etiquette I believe a comment may simply deserve a comment. Comment in a reply to that comment or something else the comment author wrote in their blog post. And/or an upvote on one of their blog posts as I thank you. Plenty of choices of etiquette which I believe will be different for different people and situations.
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So in short, don't establish an etiquette per se. Intentionally keep all options open as acceptable social choices.
I can see your point and the value within. But if I apply that back to traditional society, abandoning all etiquette and social norms would make our world a far different place. I like opening the door for my fiance and shaking the hand of someone as a greeting. I especially appreciate how it is unacceptable for people to chew food with their mouth open in restaurants. Some social rules are good and should be passed down in my opinion.
..and I choose to upvote your response as I think it is adding to the topic! :)