I am posting this comment, 100% confident that you will respond to it.

I love responding to comments myself. It's a lot of fun.

And I, too, believe that writers ought to respond to rather than ignore -- or not even read!-- comments.

That being said, every Medium writer has their own unique way to enjoy this platform. If a writer gives me the gift of writing a fabulous post?

I'll forgive them for ignoring my comment.

I'll even return to their work.