Reading and understanding what you read is the key to progress.

I actually think that the lack of reading Steemit articles before posting comments or before voting should stop. And I also think that it will never totally stop.
Reading and writing are closely linked together. Our brains adopt the writing techniques, the formatting and the ideas only by reading and comprehending read material.
I wrote before on @rebeccagraham's account of tools for personal development (and I strongly suggest everyone to visit her article) about the phases of writing a successful and engaging article. I am very interested in community making and organic growth and I can assure anyone who is reading this that there actually is a core group of people that reads, understands, appreciates and uses the things they read.
And that organic growth is something real, that can boost you much more than anything else, because you are building on the neural network of your own brain.
Supporting people that are worth it will benefit you in the long term, while voting and not reading articles will get you nowhere. Sadly, to understand that reading is key, you need to read. And this is why I have added that headline in the beginning.