Well done. I support you my friend. I agree that comments are the same as posts. Mini-posts if you will.

It is kind of like when someone tells a story at a party, or comparatively the post, and everyone listens to (reads) it.

Then, when the story is finished, people talk about it, comment on it, and speak to the story teller about his work.

One has a start, a progression and an end (the post) and maybe applause (the votes/thumbs up). People who comment are telling short stories related to that story and some of them may even get applause from people who agree heavily with the comment.

There are 18 to 25 users that I don't know who always vote on my comments. Not sure why, but I know I always write from the heart after reading or watching their content. So, what you are saying does work.