A lot of people see commenting as hard work, and well it is at times. Some days I do not get very many comments out, and some days a lot. There is a lot of content that I only get a vote on, likewise there is a lot of content I read/see, most get votes, some do not. Then there are the ones that I comment on, they are post that provoke a comment, and I do not use provoke in a bad way here, they are post that make me think, make me wonder, make me want to just say something about what the creator had to say.
It is not easy to do, the comment thing. There was a bit of fear at the very start of my commenting on steem post. I got flagged for a real question of "how did you do that" about formatting. (it was the small sub script). It did not stop me from commenting, but it did slow my start some.
Things got much better commenting wise, both the comments being left on post, and the replies, the nice post days got put in the background and real commenting began to take off. So far on hive the commenting seems to be more real to me, not small suck up comments, but genuine ones, both long and short form.
Yes it is. I spend more time on comments than I do writing often enough, and I spend a lot of time writing.
This is where content matters - rarely is there short content so engaging it is worth the time engaging with - unless there is a vote on offer. Most will scroll through, maybe upvote.
Really? Now I am curious as to who :D
I agree completely, but I might also be in a bubble. In general, I have been very fortunate with the comments I get and I truly appreciate the effort people go to - which is why I try to get to most of the comments with a reply and often a vote of gratitude. I find it strange that some of the large and well earning accounts take their audience for granted.
I asked how Dan got the small font on his post. Bernie and Dan were at odds at that time, so Bernie and his house of cards (all 52 accounts) down voted my question, after Dan gave me the answer. Some time way back in September or August 2017.
Lol.