Why are most subs so utterly dead (devoid of comments) and how to fix it?

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[–]ReeferMadness 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

This really is the truth. The vote counts are completely fake on Reddit and sometimes it seems like the majority of comments are mindless auto generated or copied quips.

Maybe we should have a few "comfort bots" that post small talk bullshit to make posters feel like they get more engagement.