You said, “Do you want readers for your pieces? Then take the time to really read other authors. Read the stories, comment on them in a meaningful way, mark a few passages, and only then can you also clap so that the author becomes aware of you.” That is not true. I know that the successs gurus say that if a writer wants readers, then they have to read the work of other writers. Actually, no amount of reading other writers’ work will get you genuine readers. Your only audience is readers — whethey write or not.