I built my account up by commenting as I didn't have anything special to 'sell' here. A lot of people now know who I am, but I know I'm nothing special when it comes to content.

I try not to judge anyone when they comment on my posts and I almost never check on their wallet, but I do get some who comment on most posts with low value comments. I can see that they comment a lot in hope of some rewards, but I am unlikely to look at their posts. I am busy enough with my feed.

I get that people will try to earn in any way they can, but not leaving yourself with any voting power seems dumb and may get you less support.

I suspect we are likely to see more 'AI' comments in future. We will have to decide what value those have. It may feel safer just to engage with people we know well.