Engagement adds more to earnings and is a way to weed out the fake FoM accounts floating around. Pathetic how they still game the system.
I blocked many over the holidays. They are bot accounts hoping to score big time.
What they all have in common is a long scroll of comments without their response.
Good luck with that.
I read and engaged without posting a new story. Repinned older ones. Works when you put in the effort.