It's a great way to clear the mind, and it's empowering knowing you have the fitness to be able to run for a long distance. It sucks for the first 3 weeks starting out but is so much better after that
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop
See the section on safety. It's safer for bicycles to yield at stop signs instead of come to a complete stop. The most dangerous part of cycling is in an intersection, and you'll spend more time in them when coming to a complete stop every time
re: the second part, that's still engagement and Reddit doesn't care so long as the metrics are looking good. You're better off not interacting
Download the newest version, there's a fix for that! Long hold on the top of a comment to collapse
The Count of Monte Cristo! Liking it so far and I've heard good things