I upvote comments mainly for two reasons: 1. I find it valuable to the conversation and want to bring it more visibility (and maybe further replies). 2. I wan

I upvote comments mainly for two reasons: 1. I find it valuable to the conversation and want to bring it more visibility (and maybe further replies). 2. I want to incentivize similar future comments. "Good boy". Who they're replying to isn't really part of the equation.