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Similarly, I would like to know your mindset like what incentives or motivations do you see? Do you also feel that if you don't post a comment, the discussion won't go in that direction?

As a lurker for me most of the times I feel like I am on window shopping of ideas. Not looking anything in particular.

>>aryama+(OP)
A fair percentage of my comments are downvoted, so it's not about opinion validation. I'm opinionated on a number of topics, and voice those opinions.

Sometimes I have a question to pose, or I disagree with the premise of the submission (sometimes I'm one of the few people to do so).

I'm a singular, non-influential person. I don't believe I'm exactly changing hearts and minds writing HN comments. I do like the discourse I get, though.