If I said simply - nice post, how would you know if I have read your post or not?
Exactly my question. Why would anyone read a post and then leave a comment which doesn't make the act of reading clear. Why comment for the sake of commenting?
My lists have helped people. Some of them have decided to follow me. Many of them have become my good friends.
If I ignore your comment and go to another blogger's post right now, it would be more profitable for me to comment there because I may get more exposure to their audience and may even get voted; something that doesn't happen enough on replies.
I simply choose to read your comment and reply to it. For me, writing this reply is more important than writing a comment on another person's blog.
Still, my comments tab is not empty of comments on other people's posts. I have followed people from comments on my blogs and visited their blogs. Ask @jongolson may be. I flagged @julistar for a bad comment on a post and helped her learn about Steemit. She's grateful. I gave her some encouraging votes lately.
Thank you for your feedback. It is helpful.