that's why I lurk way more than I post. It's too annoying to keep checking back to see if someone gave me any juicy (you)s for it to be worthwhile. Unfortunately sometimes I'm looking for actual replies.
I agree, especially in 4chan because not only is it extremely active, but the maximum amount of threads active can't amass 10 pages in each board, which causes a lot of competition in order to stay active and not be killed off.
Luckily we don't really have this issue due to the high page count and the lesser amount of activity than 4chan