Yes to all of this. Retention is the key to a thriving platform and the success of businesses and individuals who are developing it, supporting it, and benefiting from it.

Comments are a huge part of why I stuck around the blockchain. Yes, I took half of 2020 off, but I've been around for years and am having so much fun blogging on Hive again now, both on my original @katrina-ariel account, and this new author account for my pen name.

Engagement is what makes it fun. I love seeing familiar faces who have become friends over the years, and meeting new people who dig what I'm into.

Thanks for doing what you do. Keep being awesome!