I agree with this. The majority of people simply want to lurk, and in the case of SN, might not even set up a wallet for upvoting posts and comments. As the site naturally grows, so will engagement.

ugmug_old

Good point. Focusing on user growth will certainly solve the problem. 

I just want to make sure there isn’t something anyone can put their finger on that’s inhibiting them.

k00b

bitcoin

What would make you all comment more?

Imho more comments will come with more people checking out Stacker News and you will have the opposite issue and will have to think hard about how to handle those :D 

I wouldn't worry too much with 150DAU... 