One of the things I have noticed is that the people who consistently author the best content and involve themselves in the community can often be recognized by the fact they have 3+ time more people following them than they follow. I follow people I find consistently interesting or engaging... no disrespect to anyone; simply because you follow me won't mean I necessarily follow back. My feed is already super full... but I still am likely to check updates from people who leave me good comments. Regardless of whether it's "about Steemit," or something else.