I have never been in the chats either, I thought this was a blogging platform! I am following you @fishyculture Its good to find someone here with similar thoughts. Hope you have a good day!
P.S. You don't HAVE to do anything here this is steemit not the TSA for crying out loud, don't listen the people saying this. Chat is for developers and people looking to conspire to get more for their vests. If you believe you writing is more valuable than the time it takes to do this then it is, we are the deciders of value here after all ;)