You took the words out of my mouth about effort. I think knowing whether or not something is ready for human consumption is all part of the self-moderation (and to go down another level... dependent on people's frontal lobes, (right) ;)
Regarding shitposts - If I make a shitpost, I do it consciously (and sometimes, it is a thesis) ;) I know we're having multiple discussions across multiple threads, just trying to keep it all in order in my sleep deprived state.
Do you feel it brings a higher value to your life by reflecting on what you are consuming and thinking?
Yes! Just as we "are what we eat" from for a health and fitness perspective. Our creative and media diet very much dictates what we proscribe value to, and how much value we get out of it.