$1 comment upvotes for everyone

For a long time I've upvoted (top level) comments left on my posts with varying vote percentages from around 5% to 100% which for me is over $3.00; a small thank you for the commenter taking the time to leave a response. I also reply and often there's a further exchange of commenting which is one of the aspects of this platform I like the most. There's comments I don't upvote or reply to but I'm happy to say that mostly people comment with a reasonable degree of effort and interest which I reward. I know a few others do it as well but many do not, or they have extracted any rewards/funds they have earned to the point that their vote has little to no monetary value to bestow upon others. Greedy fucks. *** *** I get ridiculous comments like *"nice"* and *"keep going boss,"* and of course there's those that simply paraphrase my own post back to me - senseless cunts. I also get people calling up those worthless shit-tokens on my posts now and then which I see as nothing more than them throwing garbage onto my post comment feed; it's worthless trash and quite childish, especially when one considers that it's adults calling them up. I treat the aforementioned comments commensurate to their worth by ignoring them and I think I'll start downvoting them as well. In the main however, I get a good number of reasonable comments even though some people are beginning to get quite repetitive with their commenting which can be boring; you know who you are if this is you. > I was thinking about comments left for me generally wondering how commenting left on my posts would alter should I issue a $1 upvote to every single (top level) comment left rather than apportioning the upvote-value based on the quality, interest and relevance of the comment. > Would more people comment and would people comment more often? Would the quality of comments be greater or lesser? Would I get comments from people who have previously not commented? Would people seek to take advantage of my largesse? (Google that last word if you don't know it.) Before I run an experiment to seek answers I thought I'd put it out to you folks and see what your thoughts might be on the matter. What do you think would happen and why? Would people's behaviours alter, would it gain me followers and if so what quality of follower do you feel it would bring, would they be there for the right reason? Do you see set-value comment voting as something that would work in my favour or against me, would it help the blockchain or not? Should people need a $1 comment upvote as motivation to comment with greater effort and interest? Hmm, I wonder. Answer the questions above as you like (in the comments below) and comment generally if you'd like to as well. I'm interested in your response and thoughts to the above and I'll contemplate and evaluate the legitimacy of just such an experiment based on what I read from you folks and any conversations that ensue.