I read comments and get value from them, so I guess I feel some duty to write them too. I often find commenting is a good way to add some clarity to messy thou

I read comments and get value from them, so I guess I feel some duty to write them too. I often find commenting is a good way to add some clarity to messy thoughts I have. When I write something publicly I find I'm forced to be more critical of what I'm saying. Often I'll need to do a little bit of self fact checking, or re-examine the logic of what I'm saying. It's nice just adding some value to a conversation too. I generally try to avoid writing comments where I'm basically just reiterating what's already been said, but if I can add a new perspective then I think that's a good thing. I suppose I'm really talking Reddit and HN comments here though. If I leave a comment on YouTube it's normally just a joke or something silly because that's all people look at YouTube comments for.