I always feel like I need to up-vote a post if I'm going to comment, and the only time I don't feel like I'm not doing right by the poster I'm addressing by not up-voting, is if I don't agree with the poster's personal views. I mean, is it really okay to write a comment without up-voting the post, if it's a good post? And how are comments alone worth anything on their own when we make them? I only ask about this because I don't yet have the option of setting the percentage on my up-votes, which limits how many up-votes I can make per day, and by which most people also are limited until they can adjust their vote %.

I really agree with you totally though, that succeeding here on steemit is absolutely possible, but no one should expect it to be so easy to get there. Nothing that's worth it ever is!