Way back before stackers could make territories I was banging on about how there should be a ~miscellaneous. You can always drop random thoughts in the @saloon, though.

On your main question, there are different levels of engagement in each territory. The owners may be more or less active and stackers can subscribe to or mute territories.

~econ has prizes for top posts and so do others.

Basically, the benefit side of the ledger does differ between territories.