On commenting: A weirdo pessimist's tale?

Just thinking, I guess. It seems weird that I find the lack of commenting on Ao3 to be a feature not a bug.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I like comments. Spontaneous comments can make my day and make me feel like less of a freak for writing the stories I do, but I also do like the idea of being able to post something for people to read and not worry about the types of comments I'm going to get. Or not get. If I want a quick shot of attention for my works, I know what to do and where to go.

Comments aren't really a huge motivation for me, for quite a few reasons:

( I believe this is best described as pattern recognition. Or ungratefulness. )