Like I have said many times before, engagement is key.

I recently made a post of how much I had been able to earn during my 5 first days on LEO, and it was crystal clear that reading, or in other words, commenting, were a very profitable task. I say commenting because well-thought and meaningful comments comes from content consumers who reads the content.. That doesn't necessarily mean that someone will curate your comments though.

I personally would recommend everyone to engage and comment, much because I love manual curation, but I also believe that manual curation will boost the overall engagement which also leads to more active users in the long haul.

Comments however, is literally the best way to get some traction and exposure for a new user. It's a superb way to build your audience and to grow your stake at the same time. It's also easier to write meaningful comments than fully-blown articles, so literally everyone can do it. As long as they put in some effort and a little bit of time to actually read the content before they leave comments.

All in all, I would say that content creators needs content consumers.. And vice versa. Content consumers needs content to consume. What all of them wants in the end though, is engagement.