What do you consider a condiment?

A wet enhancer.

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I'd consider ketchup, mustard, and hot sauces as condiments.

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Yep, soy sauce .....what about hummus,tabuoli,Wassabi....I use them like a condiment but hummus is also a dip.

What if you add potato salad to your gumbo? Does that make it a condiment?

What if you add bacon bits to your tossed salad? Is it part of the salad if you add it before tossing and a condiment if you add it after?

I discovered my use of Ketchup is only used to tame down overly salty foods. Crazy how much people overuse salt. I LOVE salt on food, Salt, Pepper and butter are like my cooking trinity, but too much salt is meh.

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Salt and spices are considered condiments?

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Not in traditional western cuisine. When I read your post I immediately thought of North African and Middle Eastern spice blends that are used to dip cooked meat, vegetables, and breads into before eating. Here's a quick list of such spice blends/ condiments.

Za'atar
Berbere
Baharat
Duqqa
Ras el hanout

anything that cant be a stand alone side that is used to enhance flavor of a main or side dish after the cooking process. table side salt would loosely count for me.

A condiment would be something you add to food but wouldn't eat by itself.