Well, I do love someone who is bold enough to prattle on about the one and only possible reason they can come up with for, in their definition, meaningless comments, while raking in the bucks for one more article about Medium and how we all should behave … according to them.
Another reason, one which you might consider spam, is that people want to GIVE the most money they can to those they’ve enjoyed reading, whether or not they have anything to add. You see, Medium pays more for engagement. That means claps, highlights, AND comments. So, for the same reason I became a FOM, to give more to the readers I enjoy, those who make me think, laugh, or tear up, I leave a, ‘nicely done’ comment. It’s called appreciation.
Just another reason to ponder.