I think it's just a common courtesy to try and reply to MOST comments I get on my posts here on Hive.
I'm reflecting on this now, ironically, because I got a bit behind over XMAS and am only now just getting around to reply to some comments which I got over two weeks ago.
This is way below my usual standards of only having a three-four day max delay, and that's only if I have a long weekend.
It's just polite to acknowledge...
I mean if someone is going to be bothered to drop a comment on one of my posts, I am going to be bothered to reply, and I do try and give meatier comments more attention.
Especially with the way most of us blog on Hive. Let's face it, there is hardly any content on here that is the kind of high grade content that people want to read for informational purposes only.
Most of the content is more rapid-fire commentary or personal stuff, or opinion based, the kind of content that asks for a response, for a dialogue, and that's part of Hive, the interaction, the qualitative interaction that is, beyond the mere fire and forget upvote click.
I am aware that I do very well in terms of reward on here, but I do also value the odd comments I get from folks who I've had some interaction with over the years, it's part of my routine, a little back and forth typically once a day, sometimes a little less because IRL gets in the way.
It's also nice to get the odd thought provoking comment, it kind of extends the topic I was thinking about, and it's nice to get others that are just for the lolz.
So I value them, so I acknowledge them, usually with a little upvote too. (That's another advantage, if I can spunk a 10 10% rewards on comments then that's one less post I have to seek out to reward, and lord knows there's precious little enough worth a vote around here these days).
There are exceptions...
I don't interact with people who I regard as comment farmers. They are easy enough to spot... have a quick look at their replies, notice they put one to two liners on mostly Orca and Whale accounts, of all persuasions, they are just fishing for upvotes.
But having said that...
Everyone has to start somewhere and there's absolutely nothing wrong with starting out a Hive career by commenting, it can be a great way of adding value to the chain, and decent comments are worth rewarding too.
It's all part of the game!
I'm catching up...
So Soz if I haven't replied in a while, I have a little backlog (lord that sounds like a line from work!) but I will get back to you just as soon as I can!