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Chain of social obligations - I think that's a good way to put it. I've been dinged before because I either don't respond to comments or I respond months later. (My pairing-specific archive comments have been sitting there for six months, currently, because I ... god, the thought of responding to them makes me want to eat a box of glass instead. JUST THAT NERVOUS. And there's only so many ways I can say "thanks", in the end.) I love the kudos option, and I love receiving kudos, because it removes that anxiety and that so-called unspoken ~*~duty~*~ to be a "good fan/writer/person". It allows me to write my fics and provide them to people, and allows me to read fics and give that applause, both without the necessity of getting wrapped in a chain I can't carry.