I definitely see your point. There are so many examples of people who constantly give people reminders to follow upvote and comment on their posts. Sometimes in bold headers at the bottom of their post that is actually pretty devoid of content worth a header in the first place, where it actually belongs. In the end though this is kind of the same story almost anywhere on the internet though right? Instagram, Youtube, Facebook etc... "LIKE/SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW ME"
The attitude seems to be more about popularity on facebook and instagram where it is definitely more about money on youtube. In the end though the people who actually BRING VALUE to the platform are the people who get rewarded.