Genuine, engaging comments lead to building community and people staying on Steemit. I've read so many comments from folks that are frustrated by seeing so many upvotes and having no comments. When 100+ comments are worth a quarter, it's the human connection that people value. When I was new here, seeing a comment payout was really motivating to engage. I do hope the comment payout issue turns around. Your statistics have really showed me that I have a lot of votes to use every day. I shouldn't be shy in tossing the tiny things around! : )