it's helpful to know what I've already read. if it's not a shit reply, it gets a bear. ofc, this means I read shit replies multiple times and get angry all over but at least I know what's probably new (to me).
you get a bear, and you get a bear, and you get a bear, and everyone gets a bear.
Yes actually, I'm glad I am not alone in this (I feel weird doing it). Especially on the trans megathread, I'm checking often enough where I want an easy way to see whether or not I've read certain comments.