Marvelous post, and worded beautifully @sharkolate!
Personally, I have only ever up-voted, and I have spent
at least 90+% of my time on here up-voting posts honestly;
Not just for the sake of #up-voting, but for when I see quality/useful
content & responses that I feel are deserving of reward in any/every form.
Also, strategic #holding of 90+% my worth in SP, opposed to Steem or SMD, was a conscious action on my part after I realized that I spend the large majority of my efforts here just reading and up-voting.
Signed,
obfuscate-me