You raise some good points here. I'm on the fence about upvoting my POSTS ( my personal account is @chelsea88 )
I feel like if it is a post of someone else's and I would upvote it, why can't i upvote my own.
I never upvote my own COMMENTS as I find that to be self aggrandizing.
I've resteemed your post. This account is a curation account primarily for east coast Steemians & We have a discord =)lmk if that interests you