Wasn't the comment section for engagement, finding new connections, networking? I honestly don't get why we do upvote comments because by replying to that comment you already show an appreciation. And not only that, you get genuine people commenting not those that expect to get a reward for it.

I think I have always felt pressured to give an upvote for a comment, thus unable to curate the excellent work Steemians were creating. If the comment upvoting business slowly dies out, I think we will have a better, more robust engagement. What do you think?