>> Comments SHOULD require sacrifice, in my opinion, something to acknowledge the writer bringing something new into the world. Plus, fandom is a gift economy: the writer made a gift of their story to me, and I make a gift of my appreciation to them. A Kudo just doesn't feel like I'm giving them back anything that shows how much I valued their work.
This is really... not how I think about feedback (and not how I want to think about feedback, either.) If I post a story (or give a gift!) I don't want people to feel like they need to sacrifice in return! A gift is a gift, the joy is in the giving and receiving, it doesn't require repayment - or even thanks. If it starts being about repayment or obligation or sacrifice it stops being fun. If someone wants to freely give back in return, well, that just creates more joy in giving! But whether they do or not, no matter how small or large their gift is, it doesn't change what I (or they) got out of giving in the first place.
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This is really... not how I think about feedback (and not how I want to think about feedback, either.) If I post a story (or give a gift!) I don't want people to feel like they need to sacrifice in return! A gift is a gift, the joy is in the giving and receiving, it doesn't require repayment - or even thanks. If it starts being about repayment or obligation or sacrifice it stops being fun. If someone wants to freely give back in return, well, that just creates more joy in giving! But whether they do or not, no matter how small or large their gift is, it doesn't change what I (or they) got out of giving in the first place.