I've actually noticed that with the hodgetwins they were pretty big on YouTube and when they moved to steemit I thought wow their videos have such low engagement if i comment im more likely to get a response from them then on their youtube videos where it would most likely get lost
But they havn't responded to a single comment. seems like a very one-sided dialogue to me. Which mediums like YouTube are when you're a big channel you engage with your community as a whole by reading the comments and creating content in response and not replying to each and every response
If its a side hustle id get that you dont bother but if this is your full time job you should engage its what will set you apart from others and have users coming back for more as you build a strong relationship with them
Yeah, when the popular ppl get attention here, they just don't care it seems. They get upvotes regardless of their courtesy t their comment supporters :/