I'm staying because there are some nice people and I fell ass-backwards into one pile of money after another that I can use to re-invest in SP and delegations for what I'm trying to get done.
It's quite possible the person you commented on doesn't check steemd or uses a frontend that informs them that they've had a response.
HAHAAH! i know the feeling!
It is possible... but if they want followers they need be friendly to the community
Thanks for reading my friend!