Often times people are browsing but not posting. When you feel like this, be the change you want to see and start posting.

Also, always try to think about how the mechanism of attenuation cannot amplify. Every time any of us are negative, especially towards the OP of any post, we are attenuating. That action has a very real impact on the behavior of most people that post. If no one is effectively amplifying them, they will stop posting. So think about your feedback for others in these terms. Your primary form of feedback should be trying to say 'hey, thanks for participating and being part of this community'. I upvote stuff all the time in niches where I have no actual interest just because it is a real person posting something that is important to them. If I only cared to vote for what I think is interesting or of value, I would rarely ever vote, but that mindset is the hubris of fuckwit narcissist. I am not what is important here, the community is. I want to be in a community. I came for the community. So I have an obligation to reinforce positive feedback that helps sustain and grow the community. All that attenuate, are bringing the place down to a grinding halt. You cannot fix stupidity in anyone except yourself. You can talk about your own solutions and awareness to encourage others to change. Your choice to be a force of attenuation or amplification is not optional. Only your self awareness is a factor here. Down voting is for bots and shills. Indifference is a negative vote when one considers the overall state of attenuation from ignorant folks. Every positive input is sustaining the present. Truly remarkable supportive feedback are the only growth mechanism available through interaction here. These are real people. The ones you think of as rock solid core contributors, are actually likely to be on the edge of quitting at any time.