Great post!

I find that I often get higher rewards from comments than from my posts! I have a small account though.

I rarely visit the hot and trending pages because I find way too much on my feed! But, posts in my feed usually lead me to other people to follow, like you! :)

If I do leave a comment, I almost always try to add something useful. Sometimes, the comments are simple, like a thank you, or similar.

But, I totally agree that comments should factor in to trending stats. They can be a goldmine! You are reading the post because you have an interest, so related comments should also be interesting to you!