You're special though @meno, at least to me. Hahahaha!
It's funny, I don't remember seeing anyone complain about not getting likes on Facebook. Maybe they do but I missed it. Here on Steemit though they do complain even if it's their first 20 posts.
It's noteworthy to me because until Steemit existed, not too many people acted as if their self-worth was measured by the number of likes they get on their post. As if that had anything to do with their self-worth as a person.
It just seems silly to me but perhaps that's the world we live in now, a world where you're no one important unless someone upvotes you. If that has any truth to it we are in for a rude awakening.
Everyone has value in some way and how many likes you get have nothing to do with it really.
As far as upvotes, I stopped upvoting myself entirely so that I could have more Steem Power to upvote others. That makes me more valuable in my view.
If this post hurts someone's feelings then they are probably the exact people that need to hear it.