Hi @walkingkeys, Funny! I wrote a comment on your first post which pertains to what you are saying here. So we agree on that.

I also agree to adding value when you comment. I personally try to upvote most of the comments that make me happy but sometimes the short ones to encourage people to be more involved (since I have been telling them that many times), but I guess that may backfire somehow.

However, my question is how you can add value through your post? or more accurately, how do you know you added value through your post?
In this case, value is very subjective. It is possible that most steemians will be interested in what you suggested as valuable post.

"10 Crazy Ways To Survive During The Zombie Apocalypse." Why? It sounds interesting, and outlandish. It has a high entertainment value and I could possibly learn something.

I personally will not check a post like that because I don't find that it adds value to my life since there are no zombies, nor I believe in them.

I hear many people saying that we should check what people like then write our posts accordingly. Maybe this is the way to go about it, but I find that similar to changing yourself in order to be loved. But even if you are loved, you are still not yourself.... Does that make sense?

So, how we can write what we like and reach our audience who will find value in what we share, regardless of all the noise/spam added every second?

Many thanks again :)