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So, I know I often feel disappointed that my technical comments (as well as technical comments others make) get approximately the tenth of the karma that, say, my HPMOR comments get. I have a policy of being much more willing to upvote comments that display technical prowess just because they display technical prowess.
But... I also generally feel like a technical expert able to determine the prowess of the comment, and I get frustrated when I see wrong comments upvoted highly. So I don't think I would endorse a policy of "upvote things that look technical because they look technical."
Agree with both of these, although I'll also sometimes upvote things that you (and a small set of other users) have commented positively on, even if it is not something I understand well enough to verify the validity of.
Basically, I try to amplify the votes of technically literate users. Although this does require at least being technically literate enough to know who is technically literate. (I'll also, for instance, upvote any comment paulfchristiano makes about cryptography, since I already know he's in expert in that area.)