@nathanmars, Yes, if we are in an community then for sure we should contribute in an positive way, in this way or that way because in that way we can provide the true value.
And Community develops when people support each other. And Steem is combinations of many communities so, it will not be wrong if we call Steem Economy as an Community.
But unfortunately we see lot of hate and discouraging feedbacks and sometimes it never sounds relevant. And in the most of the cases people sound negative because they think that they are not making anything but others are. But in my opinion, the truth is, whoever is making something or more here that is possibly because of one of the reason as, effective Investment, engagement, development, creativity and much more, so it's better to find our best aspect and not to find the hate aspect towards others just because we are failing to take effective steps.
And if we have to give then for sure we should not step back to give the feedback which holds the Constructive Criticism, and for sure constructive criticism can inspire people to improve.
Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂