I think from a bloggers perspective it's much harder to write and see no response then it is to see you made a penny or two. Writing takes a whole lot more time and effort then copying and pasting articles on a news forum for discussion. So it's hard to sit and pour out your heart on an article with no response. Yes maybe over time you can accumulate followers but it's a whole lot harder to do when you are on a site that you are worth nothing in a up vote to them. Those who initially during that time do decide to follow you like what you write, there's some consolation in that, once you happen to become worth something in a up vote it's questionable as to their motivation to follow you, they may not even like what you write it may just be a monetary motivation. It sort of really weird because it would basically amount to being no different then if someone was rewarded for buying a product they didn't like as long as they were coming out ahead. I don't remember exactly how I came upon seeing your stuff but something must have caught my attention that seemed interesting obviously, I click on, listen but there's no engagement. I follow to see where it leads, maybe about fifty percent of the stuff I have a genuine interest in, finally I decide to drop a line here or there...it's not like I am expecting an upvote or response from other people commenting on post on this site and even more likely I won't get noticed by the person posting the article so if I end up talking to myself on here who cares right?....surprisingly though you do follow up and I give you kudos for that. I guess there's no set rhythm, reason or logic why I follow anyone, it could start out as something quirky they said, maybe they have a humorous demeanor or it's just I think they have quality output worth following them looking for those gems of interest that get me to click.