The Comment-Bait Design Pattern

The Comment-Bait Design Pattern
Comments are the cheapest reach multiplier — they tell the algorithm 'people stay here'. But 'comment below!' is dead. Engineer a gap people physically can't leave unfilled.

The SOP:
1. End the post on a deliberate incompleteness: a missing 4th item, a 'name a better one', a slightly-wrong take.
2. Make replying low-effort — one word or one name, not a paragraph.
3. Seed comment one yourself within 2 minutes with the 'correct' answer to trigger correction replies.
4. Pin a divisive-but-safe reply to keep the thread warring politely.
5. Track comments-per-1000-views; aim above 8.

Input: a finished post. Output: a built-in argument engine.
Run it weekly.