I've actually noticed that with the hodgetwins they were pretty big on YouTube and when they moved to steemit I thought wow their videos have such low engagement if i comment im more likely to get a response from them then on their youtube videos where it would most likely get lost

But they havn't responded to a single comment. seems like a very one-sided dialogue to me. Which mediums like YouTube are when you're a big channel you engage with your community as a whole by reading the comments and creating content in response and not replying to each and every response

If its a side hustle id get that you dont bother but if this is your full time job you should engage its what will set you apart from others and have users coming back for more as you build a strong relationship with them