I'm long past that point of caring about privs or being able to contribute better. You have a fairly low rep count on this particular SE, so I also assume you're interested in getting more privileges so you can better contribute.
(At least for the person _with_ the valueless internet points, that I assume you want to make a question that others value and find useful. What am I going to do with 10 more? Or 10 million more, for that matter? The path to web Zen begins with realizing that these valueless internet points ('rep' on StackExchange) are valueless and just about worthless.
I could see plenty of people not upvoting due to And.? I already have about 50,000 StackExchange brand valueless internet points. Not to mention there's nothing more satisfying than shoving a mini nuke down Mayor MacCready's obnoxious throat