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It is. Without user interaction, it's very difficult to get readers to come back and read subsequent articles.
I'm not sure I follow.
People can subscribe to my WriteFreely articles on Mastodon and can comment to their heart's content. And since I too subscribe to them, I can see the comments. I just don't see the need to host them myself on my blog.
I meant to say that allowing comments is a selling point or promotional aspect because it keeps users engaged and give them a reason to come back. They have a reason to revisit the blog, see new posts, and comment on old posts. Having run a message board for over 20 years, I've observed that when people visit without posting something back, the quicker traffic dries up to almost nothing.
With WriteFreely (and presumably Plume) people can follow via ActivityPub and comment on platforms like Mastodon, Lemmy, and other such locations. On top of that Mastodon, for example, can be used to spread the link bringing new eyes to the blog, as well as permitting comments to be spread around even outside the usual circles of the blog's readers.
I really don't see what hosting comments directly brings to the table.