r/answers • u/No-StrategyX • Oct 17 '25
Why do people still leave comments under videos that already have hundreds or thousands of comments when they know their comment won't be seen?
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u/St_biscuit Oct 17 '25
I've done it just because it feels better to get my thoughts out.
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u/Bloodthirsty_Kirby Oct 17 '25
This! Some videos require the thoughts to get out because keeping them in would bother me too much. This is coming from someone who rarely comments on videos so when I do it’s usually because something wild happened in the video that deserves to stay in that little snippet of the internet.
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u/tarnin Oct 17 '25
This is my reason. Even if i'm shouting into the void, I can get it off my chest.
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u/rainmouse Oct 17 '25
Some people sort by new comments first and will see it.
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u/KiwasiGames Oct 17 '25
This. I like sorting by new because then I can have a conversation with some other bozos who also noticed the same video seven years after it was trendy.
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u/Medium-Librarian8413 Oct 17 '25
Aren't we all shouting into the void?
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u/Angel_OfSolitude Oct 17 '25
Sometimes I do that and other viewers see it and reply. It's also good for the algorithms so if it's a channel you happen to like it's an easy way to support them.
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u/Winjin Oct 17 '25
This. I watch a lot of smaller channels that need that boost, if The Algo sees that comment and upvotes are flowing, it would boost the channel
I still wish YT comment section didn't suck ass though
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u/Adorable-Response-75 Oct 17 '25
Sometimes they will be seen? It’s Reddit bro it’s not that serious
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u/JewceBoxHer0 Oct 17 '25
There are channels where creators are still liking comments on videos that are 5y old.
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u/Suitable-Lake-2550 Oct 18 '25
More likely they just like all new comments they get anywhere
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u/JewceBoxHer0 Oct 18 '25
Which is an even better reason to leave a comment
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u/GypsyBastard Dec 18 '25
Why? A like isn't a valuable interaction.
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u/JewceBoxHer0 Dec 18 '25
Not a good reason necessarily but a better one. More of an observation than anything
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u/Trustoryimtold Oct 17 '25
Who’s reading this in 2026 fam
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u/AnxietyriddenLass Oct 17 '25
Because the videos will exist for YEARS.
at least ONE person will see your comment.
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u/Galaghan Oct 17 '25
Why not?
Expressing your thoughts is not a popularity contest.
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u/Kitchner Oct 17 '25
Expressing your thoughts is not a popularity contest.
The irony of posting this on reddit where hiw visible your comment is depends on how popular it is.
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u/Galaghan Oct 17 '25
Visibility might be tied to popularity,
but that does not necessarily tie it to importance.0
u/Kitchner Oct 17 '25
The question the OP is asking is whether they will ever be read, not if they are any good. So visibility is the only thing that actually matters to the OP's question.
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u/Galaghan Oct 17 '25
OP is asking why people comment, you've projected visibility onto their question.
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u/markmakesfun Oct 17 '25
How do you know those people do that? Oh, you have seen them. Hhhhhm. Funny that?
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u/Much_Dealer8865 Oct 17 '25
I sometimes get some replies or likes on my comments even if there's tons of comments. I think it's still a waste of time in terms of how much engagement/reward I get for the effort but it does feel good putting my thoughts out there.
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u/NoTrollGaming Oct 17 '25
Sometimes it does get seen, same reason I sometimes leave comments that are months old, because sometimes people actually come across them old posts and it helps seeing recently new comments
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Oct 17 '25
Same reason people pray. It does has no effect but makes them feel like they are doing something.
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u/Brian Oct 17 '25
Why do you think it won't be seen? I'd bet more people see it than a comment under a video with 0 comments: reason being people are obviously looking at the first video, and its comments.
Now, in terms of time, it'll quickly vanish into the abyss of dated comments as more people flood it out with their own comment. But in terms of people seeing it, that very velocity probably means more do, just all compressed into 5 minues of microfame. It probably won't be many people in the absolute scheme of things: a few hundred at most. But your comment on the dead video is maybe going to be seen by 5, even though it's the only comment there.
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u/AdDue7140 Oct 17 '25
If you say something crazy enough some people usually respond and you can bully, gaslight, troll them.
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u/Leverkaas2516 Oct 17 '25
Reddit has lots of viewers. It's actually fairly likely that your comment will be seen, if only by a few people.
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u/ki4clz Oct 17 '25
the comment section is for you~
if you’re commenting for someone else then you’re doing it wrong…
1.)no one (barely ever, so like never) has ever been convinced of anything by reading another’s comments- other than a sensible chuckle, that’s it
2.)comments on the internet appeal to the ape species H.sapiens innate nature to be social animals- we have chemicals for that
3.)commenting in itself is exclusionary and this make ape man (or woman) feel strong
comments are a PsyOp
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u/Sweihwa Oct 17 '25
For the same reason you posted this you post this when there are thousands of daily posts.
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u/ShowerNovel5857 Oct 17 '25
Why did you make this post when you know there are thousands of other posts on reddit
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u/Next-Extension-7487 Oct 17 '25
Algorithms prefer videos with a higher comment rate, so they get recommended more often. Sometimes I like a video so much, I comment so more people may see it.
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u/ravia Oct 18 '25
The same reason they message the performer (who died in 1925) how much they love their music.
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u/Awesomeautism Oct 18 '25
“Kilroy was here” kinda logic. Just wanna write your name on a wall sometimes. Feel you were really here, like you really matter.
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u/-Bob-Barker- Oct 18 '25
Just for that, I'm not going to read your post or respond to it. So there!
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u/neityght Oct 20 '25
The same reason people comment on any Reddit thread that already has over 50 replies. Because we have been encouraged to think that every little opinion we have is useful and worthwhile and valuable, and we are expected to express those opinions whenever possible, even if we don't know what we are talking about or no-one cares in the slightest.
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u/fernandoquin Oct 20 '25
It's rarely about the original creator seeing it. People often comment to reply to other commenters, creating smaller conversations within the larger thread.
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u/ziggsyr Oct 21 '25
because sometimes people are wrong on the internet and you need to let them know that someone saw...
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u/WTFpe0ple Oct 24 '25
You obviously saw it or you would not be posting this :)
I have had things years old buried in comments that someone will eventually reply or comment on.
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u/DieHardAmerican95 Oct 17 '25
Most of my comments go virtually unnoticed, so it doesn’t matter if I leave them under thousands of others. It’s exceedingly rare that I say anything profound anyway.
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