while i agree,  to a degree... upvoting one's own comments is akin to masturbating into a sock for one's own self gratification.... not all members are created equally, nor do all members follow the nature of this quote: "When you join a mutual aid society by helping to support their members you join a community of people who will have your back when you need it the most. It is through mutual sharing of life’s unexpected and undeserved burdens that members of a society gain peace of mind.". with that said i can honestly see where a minnow, such as myself, would upvote their own comments. There are not nearly enough members who upvote others content as it is. Getting upvotes are crucial for a minnow to grow, and recieve an equitable reward for their upvotes. As a minnow i upvote my fairshare of content...yet my own content, some of which are pretty good content wise, get less than 5 upvotes, from fellow steemians and usually earn less than 1 SBD.... not to mention that with the increased ammount of content comming out due to HF19 placing a heavier reward on content than curation.. a minnows posts sink straight to the bottom. So.... unless a more equitable solution is had i forsee more and more minnows upvoting their comments simply to nibble on any rewards to be had.... minnows are starving for some affection... #minnowlivesmatter