I try to engage with every comment on my writing. To show people that I appreciate the time they took to read and respond. Since I've drastically cut back on my Medium time, the only stories I see are the rare ones that pop up and catch my eye, instead of reading every story my friends write, or every story from a certain publication. My number of readers is still growing, so it seems like everyone is okay with and understands this strategy. Especially since my Medium profile flat-out tells people to find me on LinkedIn!