Very insightful, and very true, I was lucky enough to be graced with an upvote from @berniesanders , which totally made my day, and multiplicated my steem power (i'm still a minnow, but a growing one) :)
I do believe it is the best way to "start" and build reputation, as it involves less luck then hoping to make a viral post.
Have a most excellent day @gavvet !
@berniesanders is the man... votes from him when I was new to the platform really motivated me to keep trying, even when many of my posts were not very good.