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David Perlmutter's avatar

I only comment if there's a reason for me to do so. And usually it's because I like the piece and want to tell that to the writer, not rag on them. I don't deliberately seek out places to be a troll.

And I think it has worked. My relationship with most of the people I have interacted with most strongly began this way.

(BTW: I think this approach can also work for Substack and Vocal as well as Medium).

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Linda Caroll's avatar

I'm glad you wrote this Walter. I cannot count the number of times I have checked out a profile because of an insightful or brilliant comment. But I can honestly say I have never checked out a profile because someone asked me to. Medium isn't Facebook. People need to learn that. Have an actual conversation. Add something. People will check out the person who does that.

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