I am newish here still. and still trying to learn. I agree with the not flagging ,and just not upvoting a post.
I have been told to go ahead and upvote your own post,and had not considered the point of how it affects voting on other post more worthy...nice point!
thanks for the tips,and points of view!
namaste
Upvoting your own posts is alright, you usually spend a lot of time on those. Although some times when I post quick ones or memes I like to vote on them with a smaller %.