> The problem is: Most comments will not be read by anyone (or read by only a few), so what's the point of expressing your thoughts and opinions through comment

> The problem is: Most comments will not be read by anyone (or read by only a few), so what's the point of expressing your thoughts and opinions through comments? How could you even quantify that? Aside from smartphones tracking your eyes as you read, pageviews/impressions would be worthless. With that said, I comment because we shouldn't succumb to self-censorship. People do read my comments, and even occasionally respond (when they aren't censored by the mods). It's those few people who read my comments, and take the time to think about them that I'm trying to reach. It doesn't matter to me whether it is 1 person or 1 million. It also doesn't matter whether they agree with me or not. The fact that they took the time to read it, indicates they may also take the time to relay my message. As such, as long as the message doesn't get censored, it will likely still get passed on. Isn't that the goal of all messages, that they want to be shared? (aka memetics).