Ha! I just pushed your claps to 1001! I love doing that kind of stuff!
I love the disciplined approach. I find it difficult to engage with even the writers I really love and who engage with me.
I recently finally instilled a tiny bit of discipline by establishing a "respond to responses" approach every morning.
But I still am lacking in more formal reciprocation. That's going to be a goal this year.
Sometimes the Medium algorithm drives me crazy. It doesn't seem to feature writers I frequently comment on, so they fall off my radar.
I subscribe to a few, but I find dozens of email newsletters difficult to manage. I may have to start subscribing to more in order to increase reciprocity. Thanks for flattering include! As you know, I also enjoy reading your stuff, too, and your art just kills me (in a good way).