I don't know about this. I rarely read the about page, but if someone has a list of blog posts related to the one I'm currently reading, or makes references to

I don't know about this. I rarely read the about page, but if someone has a list of blog posts related to the one I'm currently reading, or makes references to other posts with more information, I will often (not always) read those as well. It's very rare that I'll keep going back to a blog or subscribe to its RSS feed. I find that hackernews tends to surface the best stories any way. As for comments, if I get to a site via hackernews, I'll most likely comment on hackernews.